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SupremeJUMBO SupremeJUMBO 5 days ago
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Rance III+

  • Thanks to RottenBlock for helping me understand the commands/functions that I couldn’t figure out.
    • He’s got a ton of useful info for modding all generations of AliceSoft games: System Programming Resources
  • Thanks to kichikuou & nunuhara for developing xsys35c and xsystem35, which have been enormously helpful to this project
    • https://github.com/kichikuou

SUMMARY

  • Added options to skip the tedious prologue puzzles
  • Light Attack gradually gets stronger, making Galmons less tedious to capture
  • Scrapped the old Items/Use menus and made a new Items menu with better functionality
  • Added a Special Items menu to hold story items and remove bloat from the Items menu
  • Moved Portable MVR to the Rarerare Stones menu
  • Save files will now display your story progress for …
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SupremeJUMBO SupremeJUMBO 29 November 2023
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Fate Grand Order Nyo (FGO Nyo) Visual Guide

Howdy! So, I discovered this game on DLSite, and was planning to do an interface translation patch, but unfortunately we don't have the necessary game files to do that. Instead, I've done some playtesting and asked Beneblade to translate some things for me so I can at least explain how the game works. If you don't know Japanese, this guide will give you all the info you need to play the game (sadly, I can't help you read the dialogue though).


Gameplay is based on Widenyo. This is a tactics game in which you fight waves of enemies that progressively get stronger over time. You deploy up to 10 Servants and defend the Shadow Border with them. Each turn, you can move the Shadow Border forward by 1 space, but doing this will also spawn a column …


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Wiki Restoration Committee Wiki Restoration Committee 23 September 2023
4

Only You - Re-Cross - English Release!

My name is Tiger Joe.

I am the "presenter" of this blog post.

I come with an important announcement...

Only You - Re-Cross - IS NOW AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH!!

Download the patch here!

MediaFire: https://www.mediafire.com/file/h4bl1uk5its5mfh/Only_You_Re-Cross_English_Patch_v1.02.rar/file (UPDATE v1.02)

Or here!

Mega: https://mega.nz/file/t6NFnZiC#RpAygzMma6NMrenxNPutob_hlfv1gH2UVMHR_Xmv7Yk (UPDATE v1.02)

And remember to read through the README file for instructions on how to apply it!

What is Only You - Re-Cross -, you ask...?

Allow me to explain!

It is not a "Pure Love" game!

It is a game about transforming ordinary men into True Men!

First, I will introduce the story.


  • 1 Story
  • 2 Gameplay
  • 3 Version Differences
    • 3.1 1.01
    • 3.2 1.02


Yuuji Magami is a member of the Houou Academy …



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SupremeJUMBO SupremeJUMBO 12 July 2023
1

Three for the Slash! Thrust! Burn!: JUMBO Mod

NOTES

  • Big thanks to TsuchiNoKao for inspiring me to try doing this!
    • Check out his Sengoku Rance mod:

SUMMARY

  • Added Kojika as a playable character, along with 3 special skills for her (at 2, 3, and 5 Skill cards, respectively)
  • Various tweaks to existing skills, so that every character has a reason to use each of their skills in the right situations
  • Added two extra New Game options, to start with Kojika or start with a random mercenary from base game
  • Levels 1 and 2 no longer have the same map every time you play; they each have 3 variants now
  • Slightly reduced the number of rocks in level 2
  • Mountaineering Gear and Seeing Skull are much cheaper
  • Generic Samurai is now named 'Hyoue'
  • Removed the kanji from the Inn and Weapon Shop; they're now labeled as 'IN…
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SupremeJUMBO SupremeJUMBO 24 June 2023
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Kichikuou Rance: Sparrow Mod

NOTES

  • Thanks to TsuchiNoKao for inspiring me to try doing this.
    • Check out his Sengoku Rance mod: https://quip.com/x8EYAdubXmcC/SR-Unofficial-Expansion-Planning
  • Thanks to RottenBlock for helping me understand the commands/functions that I couldn’t figure out.
    • He’s got a ton of useful info for modding all generations of AliceSoft games: System Programming Resources
  • Thanks to kichikuou & nunuhara for developing xsys35c and xsystem35, which have been enormously helpful to this project
    • https://github.com/kichikuou

SUMMARY

  • The intro cutscene will be skipped unless you visit Soul in the harem
  • Enabled mid-turn saves
  • Added Bandit King Route (Survival Mode)
  • Added a New Game Bonus menu and points system
  • Added 9 static Difficulty settings and 2 dynamic Difficulty…
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TsuchiNoKao TsuchiNoKao 18 June 2023
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Sengoku Rance Unofficial Expansion

  • Download SR unofficial expansion v0.4.5 (343.2mb) - Updated Jun 18, 2023
    • And after installing that update to the latest ain file for v0.4.5.1 (13mb) - Updated Jun 18, 2023

Note that it only works with the MangaGamers version of SR. It isn't compatible with either the Takajun translation or DHR mod.


Thanks to everyone who has helped out so far!

Most of all:

  • AliceSoft, not only for bringing SR into the world, but also CGs and other resources brought over for this mod. Support them! Buy the Mangagamers version of SR to play this mod!
  • TsuchiNoKao, me! Can be thanked for all the bugs and errors
  • Flair who has commissioned artists to make high quality SR art and sprites for Darkness Hero Rance and also new sprites for this mod
  • Jack Sparrow, Hirisu and Cold …


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Pablocyou Pablocyou 7 May 2023
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System 3.5-3.9 Game Translation Guide

Tools needed:

-xsystem35 (for playing and testing the game)

-xsystem35c and xsystem35dc (These are needed to decompile the game and then recompile it after editing)

-Text editor (I used Notepad++)

-[Optional but highly recommended] A utility that turns normal characters into Shift-JIS full width characters. I wrote mine in Java.

EDIT: Apparently, the game I tried to mess about with was running on System 3.5, and that prevents the use of ASCII on Strings. Changing the .cfg to use System 3.9 instantly solved the issue I was having.

I cannot seem to be able to comment any blogs though, but thanks for helping me. You were, in fact, correct about everything you said :)


Step by step procedure:

1- Take your System 3.5 - 3.9 game's XXSA.ALD and decompile …


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RottenBlock RottenBlock 3 May 2023
1

Fictional Game Pitch - An Alicesoft Pokemon Clone

I was talking to a friend the other day about the things a games publisher can do with a large stable of recurring monsters, like the kind found in the big RPG series, like Dragon Quest, Shin Megami Tensei, or yes, Alicesoft's recurring monster roster. One of us pointed out that Dragon Quest and SMT have both done monster collecting games, and while Alicesoft have experimented with that, the conversation drifted into an imaginary "pitch" for an deliberate Pokemon clone filled with recurring, Alicesoft monsters. We only talked for an hour or so, but a few weeks later, I finally wrote down some of our dumb ideas, since I figured other fans might like the concept.

The "pitch" was originally envisioned as an imaginary project in Pokemon Essenti…

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FixSRwiki FixSRwiki 15 April 2023
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Thoughts on Kichikuou Rance

There seems to be a lot of KR discussion going on, so I thought I'd give my thoughts. I first posted this review years ago, but it was in a long-lost Pastebin. I'm very happy that I kept these notes; They have been vital in discouraging me from replaying KR after seeing people heap praise on it. That said, I can happily call KR a good game and probably the best of the old canon. I could maybe say that I prefer 02 and 4.1 because they've got more respect for my time, but that's hightly controversial. My biggest issue with KR is that it often becomes very repetitive and makes you fall in to a boring routine for how to progress through each faction. The only truly great parts are some of the characters, but they're lacking in content. The rep…

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RottenBlock RottenBlock 8 April 2023
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Gakuen Senki - English Release!

Did you know that Kentarou from the Rance games has a brother, back on Earth, who had his own adventures back in the day? Gakuen Senki is an early game from ChampionSoft, the predecessors of AliceSoft. It was released right after Kentarou's Little Vampire, and is another ADV game full of weird puzzles and old-school adventure mechanics.

Download (1.1): MediaFire, Mega

The original version of Little Vampire has been released free-to-play by Alicesoft. For a copy of the original Japanese-language version, see here:

http://retropc.net/alice/


  • 1 General Information
    • 1.1 Settings
  • 2 Japanese Version
  • 3 Credits
  • 4 Changes
    • 4.1 Interpreter Differences
    • 4.2 Both Versions
    • 4.3 Japanese Only
    • 4.4 English Only
    • 4.5 Updates
      • 4.5.1 1.01 Japanese
      • 4.5.2 1.1
      • 4.5.3 1.11 Japanese


Simply download, extr…



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RottenBlock RottenBlock 8 April 2023
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SysEng 0.7

SysEng has been updated to 0.7.


Source (0.71): MediaFire, Mega

Executable (0.71, 64-bit): MediaFire, Mega


  • Updated to system3-sdl2 0.9 as of April 6, 2023.
  • Added support for Gakuen Senki, its Y and Z commands, etc.
    • Gakuen Senki's "Show Graphics?" feature is supported, but not its optional interlacing or slower typing speed features.
  • Improved support for alternate, starting window resolutions, since Gakuen Senki doesn't fit the standard, Alicesoft resolution. The window recenters as part of this startup process. The window will not resize or recenter if you use the Restart menu option, so feel free to resize or reposition the window after the game begins.
  • The max number of menu items and all related font calculations are now calculated based on the p…



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RottenBlock RottenBlock 8 April 2023
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Gakuen Senki MSX Savestates

Since all the Gakuen Senki stuff is about to go up, I figured I should also share my savestates from the Japanese, MSX version. These can be used with blueMSX to access 36 different parts of the game:

Download: MediaFire, Mega

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RottenBlock RottenBlock 19 March 2023
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Image Offset Metadata in ALDExplorer

Some Alicesoft games, especially older ones, position images using image metadata. Thankfully, ALDExplorer will preserve the metadata if it extracts the image, but you may need to adjust it, or theoretically even add it to images that never had one before, and the data will be lost in between programs if you use AliceConv to get an especially old game image. This metadata generally isn't easy to access and we have to be careful to make sure it's converted into a format that interpreters can actually use. Here's a method that seems to work on Windows to prepare images for system3-sdl2 / SysEng.

First off, note that ALDExplorer does not update metadata when you use "Import All...", only when you use "Import and add new files...". As a result,…

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RottenBlock RottenBlock 24 February 2023
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TADA's Rance VI beta 2.05 now in English!

Just like his Rance 4 patch from a few days ago, TADA has now released his take on an updated Rance 6. This alternate version is now available in English, using the official translation!


  • 1 Features
  • 2 Changes
    • 2.1 Listed Changes
    • 2.2 Unlisted Changes
    • 2.3 English Version 1.1


The game has been made easier but also smoother to play, so bear that in mind when choosing a version. This includes features such as fewer random encounters but doubled EXP and Adventure Achievements, easier-to-find high level Weapon Eggs and Armor Buns, and other changes.

TADA's original, Japanese version can be downloaded here!

Be warned that saves are not compatible between the two versions.

English Download (v1.1): MediaFire, Mega

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RottenBlock RottenBlock 13 February 2023
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TADA's Rance IV 2.05A now in English!

A few weeks ago, TADA released his take on an updated Rance 4. This alternate version is now available in English, using the original fan-translation!

Special thanks to kichikuou for helping with all my questions and for getting an updated version of xsystem35 ready so fast!


  • 1 Major Changes
  • 2 Installation Instructions
  • 3 Changes
    • 3.1 Listed Changes
    • 3.2 Unlisted Changes
      • 3.2.1 Patch Updates
        • 3.2.1.1 Version 1.01


  • The game offers full keyboard controls! Cursor keys: change selection or move, etc. Enter key: confirm, etc, equivalent to left click. Space key: cancel, etc, equivalent to right click.
  • The game has been heavily rebalanced, reducing encounters to smooth play, and increasing EXP and GOLD payouts to compensate. It's overall much easier, so bear that in mi…



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FixSRwiki FixSRwiki 7 January 2023
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Thoughts on Rance VI

I promised that I'd beat Rance VI. It took me from about August 2020 until the very end of 2022 to beat it. Now that I've done it, it's only right that I post my thoughts. Let me know if this was a good read. I've got notes like this written up for most of the Alicesoft games I've played.


  • 1 Spoiler-Free Points
    • 1.1 Introduction and Summary
    • 1.2 Advice for New Players (spoiler free)
  • 2 Spoilers
    • 2.1 The Good
      • 2.1.1 Characters
      • 2.1.2 Story
      • 2.1.3 Gameplay
      • 2.1.4 H
      • 2.1.5 Translation Specific
    • 2.2 The Bad
      • 2.2.1 Meta Issues
      • 2.2.2 H
      • 2.2.3 Characters/Story
        • 2.2.3.1 Major Issues
        • 2.2.3.2 Minor Issues
      • 2.2.4 Gameplay
        • 2.2.4.1 Grind
        • 2.2.4.2 Lacking Gameplay Depth
          • 2.2.4.2.1 Limited Choices During Boss Fights
          • 2.2.4.2.2 Boring Enemies
          • 2.2.4.2.3 Items
          • 2.2.4.2.4 Ignorable Mechanics
          • 2.2.4.2.5 Gold
          • 2.2.4.2.6 FR
          • 2.2.4.2…


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RottenBlock RottenBlock 6 January 2023
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Rance VI Action Stats

And now here's a breakdown of Rance VI's "Actions," aka the things you can do in combat, as processed from the game from MineB.acx and EnemyB.acx.

PasteBin: Part 1, Part 2


As-is, I listed all ally actions even if blank, but the vast majority of enemy action slots are blank. For this reason, I told the program to ignore all enemy Actions without a name (名前) property unless they were in slot 1. If an enemy is listed with a "[None]" action in Slot 1 and no other actions, that means they have no attacks whatsoever (the enemy is unused, cinematic-only, etc)

  • Character: The character assigned to the action.
  • Act ID: The character's internal ID for this action. Characters can have up to 6 actions.
  • Flag: Disables the ability if false, usually because you…


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RottenBlock RottenBlock 6 January 2023
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Rance VI Character and Enemy Stats

Here's an early breakdown of the extracted stats for Rance VI's characters and monsters, as processed from the game from MineA.acx and EnemyA.acx.

PasteBin: https://pastebin.com/W3EzSpkQ


Many ally stats are dynamically calculated from a "Base" stat, while enemies get the resulting stat directly. So "Base HP / Max HP" will be Base HP for an ally or Max HP for a monster. An explanation for the formulas is below.

  • Index: The unit's overall index. Internally within the ACX files, allies are 1 smaller and enemies 101 smaller.
  • Name
  • Race: Human, Monster, Fiend, Hanny, or a final set I've called Special (bosses like Apostles, Gunagan, Hanny King, etc).
  • Gender: Male or Female. In practice, this is only ever used to identify Gal Monsters (Gender 2 Race 2)
  • S…


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TrainePaine TrainePaine 9 October 2022
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What now?

Well it's happened... the English version of Beat Wars Escalation Heroines is going to be gone by the end of this month.

I'd like to say I'm surprised but in hindsight I can't say that. Over the months the game has been available it has been plagued with constant issues. To start with the English server wasn't it's own server. It was shared with the Chinese server which I wouldn't have had an issue with if the Chinese server hadn't started months before and had already gone through multiple events. So when the English server started it wasn't a fresh start it was in the middle of an event! Not only that but for the first few weeks the daily rewards just were not being given due to some glitch or something like that.

The translation of this g…

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RottenBlock RottenBlock 23 December 2021
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Dohna Dohna ENG Popularity Contest Results

Because of the move, there's no sense coming up with complicated formatting for the Dohna Dohna ENG popularity contest. Instead, I'll just record the results here before they get buried under the weight of Twitter, and we can transfer them to the new wiki when appropriate.


  • 1 Dates
  • 2 Main Girls Bracket
    • 2.1 Round 1
    • 2.2 Round 2 (Bracket Semifinals)
    • 2.3 Round 3 (Bracket Finals)
  • 3 Sub Girls Bracket
    • 3.1 Round 1
    • 3.2 Round 2
    • 3.3 Round 3
    • 3.4 Round 4 (Bracket Semifinals)
    • 3.5 Round 5 (Bracket Finals)
  • 4 Finals
    • 4.1 3rd Place Battle
    • 4.2 The Final Showdown


  • December 13: Battles 1-4.
  • December 14: Battles 5-9.
  • December 15: Battles 10-12.
  • December 16: Battles 15-18.
  • December 20: Bracket Semifinals. Battles 13-14, 19-20.
  • December 21: Bracket Finals (bracket numbers no longer used from this po…



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LAMGAV LAMGAV 14 November 2021
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Anise Sawatari's Errand Girl Adventure VN

Out of boredom and autism, I have transcribed Anise's adventure onto the ren'py engine.

You can play it in an old fashion way here: https://alicesoft.fandom.com/wiki/Anise_Sawatari's_Errand_Girl_Adventure

All credits where due.

You can post bugs here or on /haniho/, but I'm more likely to see them on /haniho/. I'm also on the IRC channels on Rizon: #alicesoft_fans and #alice_in_hgameland. I went with a more goofy approach/interpretation because it fit Anise's theme better.

This builds should work on window 7+ and Gnu/LinuxPC(I haven't tested on any Gnu/Linux distro, but I will trust ren'py). I didn't checked the Mac OS option on ren'py because I hate itoddlers.

https://mega.nz/file/V8QU3TwK#kncdLtKFnPTo3OGe-rp10osSCybB91_M-DmmjMGkbTU

v0.9.3 chan…

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Tokko-chan Tokko-chan 24 October 2021
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Working Progress

Finished: Rance 4, Rance 4.1, Rance 4.2, sanbikiga, Rance 1 Digest

WIP: Toushin Toshii 3, Maria and Kanpan etc.


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RottenBlock RottenBlock 13 October 2021
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Rance 2 Special BONUS Collection

This is an English release of several minigames and features from the Rance II Hint Disk.

The Rance 2 Hint Disk was a collection of hints and minigames related to Rance 2, including a short ADV game called SD Rance, and a quiz game called Cover Girl that introduced the character of Nagi su Ragarl. Unfortunately, it's never been dumped (that we can find), and I don't have the hardware to dump one myself. Thankfully, its contents were mostly spread across two other sources, and better yet, both are part of the Alicesoft freeware distribution program: Rance II for MSX, which got the hints as a part of Alice's Mansion, and Rance II for PC-88, which unlocked the minigames, sound test, and H-CG gallery after clearing the game. The PC-88 version c…

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RottenBlock RottenBlock 9 October 2021
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Sys0Decompiler 0.8.1 Update

I've just updated Sys0Decompiler to 0.8.1 after overhauling the AG00 decompiler. This fixes a critical error that was making AG00 decompilation illegible. Anyone using the program should upgrade.

Download (0.8.1 Release): Mediafire, Mega

Download (0.8.1 Source): Mediafire, Mega

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RottenBlock RottenBlock 8 October 2021
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Rance 1 - PC-88 Version Release!

The PC-88 version of Rance 1 was very different! The art had more severe limitations, forcing it to be redrawn with heavy dithering and color changes. Plum, the developer responsible, also chose to rebalance Rance and all the monsters, to add multiple new monsters, and to even add a short, new questline in the middle of the plot! Some elements of this new plot arguably made their way into Rance 01!

Unfortunately, we're not able to directly port the PC-88 version using tools like SysEng, at least not yet. Instead, I've created a mod of my own Rance 1 Rebuilt, changing the art and adding all the new PC-88 features and statistics to the Windows 95 version. All new text in the game as translated by Velt211, who's also responsible for bringing t…

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RottenBlock RottenBlock 8 October 2021
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Rance 1 Rebuilt 1.5 Update

My Rance 1 patch, Rance 1 Rebuilt, has been updated to Version 1.5. Changes on the main patch page:

Download (1.5): MediaFire, Mega

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RottenBlock RottenBlock 27 September 2021
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Little Vampire Patch 2.0

I forgot to give this one an announcement post: Little Vampire has also been updated to make use of the new tools. The primary benefit is a uniform, variable-width font as opposed to the old monospaced version, but there are a small handful of additional updates.

Download (2.0): MediaFire, Mega (32-bit Patch)


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RottenBlock RottenBlock 25 September 2021
2

Tools Update - Sys0Decompiler 0.8 and SysEng 0.6

With kichikuou's release of system3-sdl2 0.7.0, we now have a way to play Alicesoft System 1-3.0 games in Unicode. As a companion program, I've updated Sys0Decompiler to compile and decompile UTF-8 games (actually, kichikuou wrote the compiler!), allowing for localization into almost any language, not just Japanese and English!

Sys0Decompiler includes manuals covering not only the program itself, a System 1-3.0 command guide, an outline for the localization process, and a short guide on the new UTF-8 modes.

 Download (0.8.1 Release): Mediafire, Mega

 Download (0.8.1 Source): Mediafire, Mega


In addition, I've also updated SysEng. In the past, SysEng was a fork of Takeda Toshiya's original 32-bit interpreter, but starting with its the last beta, I…


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RottenBlock RottenBlock 25 September 2021
0

SysEng 32-Bit Patch

This patch can be used to turn any SysEng game from 64-bit to 32-bit. If you can run 64-bit games, you do not need this patch and can run the primary download as-is.

Simply confirm your version, and then copy the EXE and DLL files to replace the original ones and you'll be ready to go!


Games Supported: Little Vampire (Patch 2.0), Rance 4.1 (Patch 2.0), Rance 4.2 (Patch 2.0)

Download (0.6): Mediafire, Mega

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RottenBlock RottenBlock 22 September 2021
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Rance 4.1 and 4.2 Patch 2.0

If you glazed over my re-created Rance 4.1 and 4.2 patch post, here's a more specific announcement: my Rance 4.1 and 4.2 patches have been updated to 2.0, including the new font system added to the relatively obscure Beta 1.5 that attempts to replicate the original 16-bit translation. This is all thanks to kichikuou's system3-sdl2 and my font changes added to SysEng, which I'll talk about later once I've improved the documentation.

As for Rance 4.1 and 4.2, patch notes in the main post!

Rance 4.1: MediaFire, Mega
Rance 4.2: MediaFire, Mega


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RottenBlock RottenBlock 22 September 2021
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Rance 4.1 and 4.2 - Modern Windows Release!

When Rance 4.1 and 4.2 were originally released, they were 16-bit applications, which no longer work on modern machines. While they were localized into English, many players had to use an included Linux emulator just to play! Now, the game is finally available on modern Windows!

Since the original release of this port, the background programs have been updated, allowing for the release of Patch 2.0, which includes variable-width fonts much closer to the original 16-bit English translation, plus additional bugfixes and improvements.

Rance 4.1 and 4.2 are freeware releases. For the Japanese originals, see here:

http://retropc.net/alice/


  • 1 Main Features
    • 1.1 Download Here!
    • 1.2 Notes on Direct Control
  • 2 Credits
    • 2.1 Original Translation Staff
  • 3 Changes and Upd…


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RottenBlock RottenBlock 28 August 2021
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Sys0Decompiler 0.7.6

Sys0Decompiler 0.7.6 is not compatible with the current public version of SysEng, 0.4, so I'm only "releasing" it here. It's mostly being put up to fix and error with older, multi-disk games. Consider it a WIP, though for all I know I won't have to touch it again before the full release.

Download: Release, Source

Changes:

  • No longer adds "REV" tag to archives. It just didn't prove necessary in the long run. Once I've tested new releases of System 1-3 games, we'll be able to remove support for this entirely. Be careful, SysEng currently doesn't support this.
  • Updated message processing to match system3-sdl2.
  • Fixed an decompile error that occurred when jumping from Disk B-Z back to Disk A between files.
  • Since PC-88 games don't use single-byte encodi…
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RottenBlock RottenBlock 1 August 2021
2

Rance IV Fan-Patch

This patch fixes a number of problems with the original Rance IV.


  • Corrections for player character AI in Auto and Special Auto Modes.
  • Player can move, start an attack, and then cancel without ending their turn.
  • Restores broken shop items.
  • Corrects problems when picking up items with a full inventory.
  • "Balance Julia" actually balanced! If you already have Balance Julia, level her up to see the benefits.
  • Other fixes.

Thank you to Question2 and Tokko-chan for pointing out most of these problems!

Download (English): MediaFire, Mega

You may also be interested in my English release of TADA's 2.05A patch!

Please contact me below or on my message wall if you have any concerns with the patch, especially technical. If you're interested other Alicesoft patches…


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RottenBlock RottenBlock 11 July 2021
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Methods for Unicode Support

One big problem for international Alicesoft fans is that, while there are all sorts of tools out there to help you localize Alicesoft games, they're all held back by one key problem: every Alicesoft game, from Little Vampire to the present day, uses Shift-JIS text encoding as opposed to something modern like UTF. Long story short, this means they only support English and Japanese characters. How could we potentially fix this?


  • 1 Open Source Solutions
  • 2 The Ideal Setup
  • 3 Smaller-Scale Solutions
    • 3.1 Markup
    • 3.2 Gaiji Character Space
  • 4 Personal Conclusions


Unicode support would require modified, preferably open-source, versions of three key programs: a runtime environment, a compiler, and a decompiler (the latter two usually combined into one). Thankfully, …



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RottenBlock RottenBlock 7 June 2021
1

Rance IV Fan-Patch 1.5

This patch fixes a number of problems with the original Rance IV.


  • Corrections for player character AI in Auto and Special Auto Modes.
  • Restores broken shop items.
  • Corrects problems when picking up items with a full inventory.
  • Other fixes.

Thank you to Question2 for pointing out most of these problems!

Download (English): MediaFire, Mega

Please contact me below or on my message wall if you have any concerns with the patch, especially technical. If you're interested other Alicesoft patches, check out my full list of patches on my profile page.


  • AI Fixes:
    • Various errors existed in Special Auto cooldowns, causing characters to use attacks before they had cooled down, or not using them even if they had cooled down. These are now fixed.
    • Melee characters wit…



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TsuchiNoKao TsuchiNoKao 20 April 2021
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Add a custom event to Sengoku Rance (or DHR)

Maybe you want to edit an existing event, or add some lines? Maybe you're adding a custom character and want them to have their custom lines?

Here's how to go about writing an event for Sengoku Rance.


  • 1 Start by writing it out
  • 2 Reformat text for System 4.0
    • 2.1 Wrapping your event
    • 2.2 Setting your background music
    • 2.3 Setting your location
    • 2.4 Portraits
    • 2.5 Transitions
    • 2.6 Shake effects
    • 2.7 Sound effects
    • 2.8 Adding player choices
  • 3 Add the event into the game


To start, write out your event in a word doc. This is the easiest way to get started.


Focus on character dialogue, but remember that there are different panel types for the narrator, speech bubbles and thought bubbles. You can further add sound effects, and white and black screen flashes for effects.


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TsuchiNoKao TsuchiNoKao 20 April 2021
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Add a custom character to Sengoku Rance (or DHR)

Want to add your own custom character to Sengoku Rance or Darkness Hero Rance? Make new enemies from your favourite anime or add a new girl from Quest or 01?

Here's how you can do it!


  • 1 Software you'll need
  • 2 Adding your new character images
    • 2.1 Update an existing cg
  • 3 Create a character template
  • 4 Add your character to a force
    • 4.1 Starts in faction
    • 4.2 Territory search
    • 4.3 Event recruitment
  • 5 Compile your modded game


Take a look at RottenBlock's blog on System Programming Resources for the latest modding tools for System4.0.

In this case, you'll want the "Sengoku Rance Code Reading Kit", since it includes both AINDecompiler and ALDExplorer2 and has additional tools to help you mod SR.


You will need 2 character portraits:

  1. One should be an image of their face of …




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RottenBlock RottenBlock 13 April 2021
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Rance 02 and Kai Fan Patch

Most of the original Rance 02's errors were fixed by the English release, but there were a few remaining problems, especially in Kai. This patch fixes all the problems I could find.


  • 1 Download Here!
  • 2 Changes
    • 2.1 Both Versions
    • 2.2 Rance 02 Only
    • 2.3 Rance 02 Kai Only
      • 2.3.1 Kai 1.1 Update


Rance 02: MediaFire, Mega
Rance 02 Kai (1.1): MediaFire, Mega


  • Originally, you had to exit B2 by moving west, a relic of the original Rance II. Rance 02 added stairs to the north, but forgot to update the movement code. These patches move the exit to the north, to finally match the art.
  • An unused map graphic exists for the Stone Guardian floor with the prison capsules destroyed, but it is never used by either version. This unused map is now available in both.
  • Typos and minor t…




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FixSRwiki FixSRwiki 13 April 2021
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I'm Done

I've recently finished uploading my entire SR to-do list to the Wiki and got the badge for contributing to the Wiki for 365 consecutive days. I can now safely say that pretty much everything that I know about the game has been uploaded here. If there was ever a time for me to quit, it's now. Sadly, I'm going to do just that. Here are my main reasons:

  1. I've been editing SR articles for what must be more than six years. There's very little left for me to get out of contributing here. It feels like a great achievement when we break the game further than ever thought possible - I really enjoyed completing my LTC Kenshin run! - but we're definitely at the point of diminishing returns. There's also very little more that I can get out of here perso…
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FixSRwiki FixSRwiki 11 April 2021
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You Cannot Beat 3 Fans in 13 Turns

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Possible Sources of SAT
  • 3 Limitations
    • 3.1 Turns 1-2
    • 3.2 Turn 12
    • 3.3 Guaranteed SAT
  • 4 Good Deals
  • 5 Approaches
    • 5.1 Hot Spring in Iga
    • 5.2 Conquer the Miko Institute
    • 5.3 Both of the Above
  • 6 What Went Wrong?
  • 7 Fixes?


As part of my continuing quest to put my SR notes online, here are my notes on why it is impossible to get the third Action Fan any earlier than Turn 13. I might be wrong, but I've put a lot of thought in to it and I think that I've covered everything. The only thing that I might have missed is some sort of start of turn event optimisation, so if there's anywhere that a person who wants to prove me wrong should look, it's there.

With any luck, there's an excellent 3 Fans in 13 Turns guide hidden in here somewhere. Let me know if you find it. …


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FixSRwiki FixSRwiki 10 April 2021
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Cheating 5SNB

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Goal of the Run
  • 3 How to do it
    • 3.1 Getting to the Temple Event
    • 3.2 Surviving Ashikaga
    • 3.3 Before the Temple Event
    • 3.4 After the Temple Event
  • 4 Thoughts on the Run


As part of my continuing quest to put my SR notes online, here are some notes that I gathered during an SR run where I tried to beat the game on 5 Star difficulty with no bonuses while also cheating in every way that I could think of. Most of this was about exploiting the rule that the AI usually cannot take more than two of your territories in a turn and also exploiting the infinite time that you have before you have to do the temple event before the True route.

These notes aren't the best organised, but I have considered converting them in to a guide. The main thing that's …


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FixSRwiki FixSRwiki 9 April 2021
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Why I don't play SR FFA

As part of my continuing quest to put my SR notes online, here are my notes on why I don't enjoy playing FFA. I've never really been able to organise my thoughts on it, but the unifying idea seems to be "I get screwed by RNG, and all of the solutions to that are boring". Here's my full list:

  1. It's often unfair. The AI can field generics with 8s in their stats, a lot of your starting roster is random, and the AI can take the land that you're after with attacks that you can do nothing to measure nor prevent. The unpredictability should be fun, but it often comes off as you being screwed by RNG.
  2. Despite the first point, FFA can feel unchallenging because the AI often fields completely trash units. This is particularly noticeable when you're figh…
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FixSRwiki FixSRwiki 30 March 2021
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Colossal Sengoku Rance To-Do List

No longer under construction! Read away!


  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Top Priority Tasks
  • 3 Objective Tasks
    • 3.1 Routes
      • 3.1.1 Demon King Route
      • 3.1.2 Isoroku Route
      • 3.1.3 Ran Route
      • 3.1.4 True Route
    • 3.2 Factions (and their units)
      • 3.2.1 Asai-Asakura House
      • 3.2.2 Demon Army
      • 3.2.3 Hara House
      • 3.2.4 Houjou House
      • 3.2.5 Iga House
      • 3.2.6 Imagawa House
      • 3.2.7 Miko Institute
      • 3.2.8 Mouri House
      • 3.2.9 Oda House
      • 3.2.10 One-Eyed House
      • 3.2.11 Shimazu House
      • 3.2.12 Takeda House
      • 3.2.13 Takuga
      • 3.2.14 Tanegashima House
      • 3.2.15 Tenshi Sect
      • 3.2.16 Tokugawa House
      • 3.2.17 Zeth
    • 3.3 Mechanics
      • 3.3.1 Battles
      • 3.3.2 Commanders (general)
      • 3.3.3 Dungeons
      • 3.3.4 Items
      • 3.3.5 Non-unique Units
      • 3.3.6 Overworld
      • 3.3.7 Skills
    • 3.4 Other
  • 4 Subjective Tasks
    • 4.1 General Strategies
      • 4.1.1 Losing Twice
      • 4.1.2 Muri's Tricks
    • 4.2 Specific Units
    • 4.3 Unit Types
    • 4.4 Skills
    • 4.5 Items
  • 5 Meta Tasks
    • 5.1 SR's …


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ヌヌハラ ヌヌハラ 18 November 2020
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alice-tools v0.7.0

This update fixes an issue with the Dohna Dohna trial version .ain file and consolidates all of the commands into a single binary.

For example, instead of running "aindump ..." you should now run "alice ain dump ...", etc. See the linked documentation below for more information.

Download

Usage instructions can be found Here.

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RottenBlock RottenBlock 27 October 2020
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SysEng Revised, LV, R4.X, Sys0Decompiler - Soft Launch

For the past few months, I've been working on moving English support from Takeda Toshiya's original system3 for win32 (TTSys) to kichikuou's system3-sdl2. This an extensive internal change that will reduce false virus positives, potentially ease support of System 2 features, and allow for ports to other major platforms like Mac, Linux, Android, or browsers via Emscripten.

I recently finished Windows support and wanted to get a test launch out for people to try before the release of Rance 01/02 overshadows everything. This will be a soft launch, something like an informal beta test: I haven't updated the links on my profile or the translation projects page, haven't updated the game walkthroughs, etc, only the Localization Guide and the Comma…

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TsuchiNoKao TsuchiNoKao 11 October 2020
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TsuchiNoKao SR mod

Redirect to updated mod page: User blog:TsuchiNoKao/Sengoku Rance Unofficial Expansion

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ヌヌハラ ヌヌハラ 23 August 2020
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alice-tools v0.6.0

This update improves compatibility and adds tools for editing .acx files.

  • Add acxdump/acxbuild tools for editing .acx files
  • Support extracting .ogg files from afa v3 archives
  • Fix crash when extracting CG archive from MangaGamer version of Sengoku Rance
  • Support dumping/editing .ain files for Hentai Labyrinth and Evenicle 2 Clinical Trial Edition

Note that there was a few releases since my last blog post. You can find them linked Here. Note that if you are updating from a version below 0.5.0, any .jam files dumped by the old tools will no longer be compatible.

Download

Usage instructions can be found Here.

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TsuchiNoKao TsuchiNoKao 27 July 2020
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Games like Sengoku Rance

It happens to all of us... play through Sengoku Rance, then next thing you know, you've played through all the routes, started with all the different second game families, done the demon king route, tried out points runs on 5 star, even done silly thiings like all male commanders roster or only using semi-uniques and generics run...

If only there were more games like Sengoku Rance!


  • 1 Alicesoft
  • 2 Non-Alicesoft
    • 2.1 Promising games I haven't personally played yet 
  • 3 Please share your own recommendations


First place to look, is, of course, Alicesoft themselves.

They have the system, know-how and a bunch of great games.

I haven't played many of the titles, but from what I've seen, the most comparable games to Sengoku Rance are:

  • Kichikuou Rance - if anything…



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Velt211 Velt211 12 July 2020
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D.P.S. English translation

Two links:
https://anonfiles.com/T9633eG8od/D.P.S._english_v1.00_rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/gk9pcg4r78nbeug/D.P.S._english_v1.00.rar/file

It's version 1.00, most issues should have been gotten by now. All text should be translated.
Feel free to point out any issues.

patches notes:

  • ~'s float quite a bit higher than normal.
    • Switched back to full width and then back to half width for the few cases it's used.
  • Quite a few sentences breaking in versions below 0.99.2 in the Princess Fantasy scenario.
    • Most should be fixed in 0.99.2
  • A passthrough to grab most of the broken sentences was done, was clearly not as thorough as I thought I was.
    • Done for version 0.99.3
  • Some overflow, spelling and an inventory fix. in 1.00

Notes
Finished up the translation, mos…




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RottenBlock RottenBlock 20 May 2020
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Outside Help Updates!

Thanks to kichikuou of the system3-sdl and xsystem35 project, I'm now almost ready to port my English support from TTSys to system3-sdl. This will allow me to release those programs on Windows, Mac, Linux, as well as Android (although I don't have a phone to test) and even for browser play. It's also possible (although we'll see) that this will allow me to fix the font in Rance 4.X, and maybe to reduce the false virus reports I'm getting from Avast.  Excuiting stuff!

But I can't start yet, but it's for a great reason! kichikuou has just informed me that the original System 3 for Win32 project, aka TTSys, has just updated for the first time in four years, back at the end of March! The update includes support for the following games:


  • Alice's C…


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