User blog comment:RottenBlock/Rance 1 Rebuilt/@comment-2003:D6:4719:774C:C4D5:B332:D564:7387-20190717201240/@comment-2003:D6:4719:774C:C4D5:B332:D564:7387-20190718001740

I think I got it. So 4.1 and 4.2 were released using System 3.0 on a 16-bit system (Windows 3.1). The fan translation team created a translation program that only works with that version (or previous System ones if they are 16-bit too). So the translation would work in such an environment but the translated stuff wouldn't run on modern OSes afterwards. So there are two possible ways: 1. Make System 3.0 runnable on a modern OS. 2. Port 4.1 and 4.2 from System 3.0 to a newer System and translate from there. The "translate from there" seemed to have worked fine with Kichikuou Rance, considering they either used 3.5 or 3.9 for that (no translation program involved?). Well, actually, there is a third option, somewhat. Try to get the 3.5 ports by TOTO and ask Alicesoft and the involved parties for permission.

By the way, my nickname is "Lucumo" on VNDB, Romhacking and HardcoreGaming101 which are probably the most relevant websites to you (and like any decent person, I'm on IRC as well). I technically also have an account on Hongfire (saw you had posts there) but that website kinda died many years ago with the removal of torrents and downloads and several subsequent hacks and data losses.