#LOCALE EMULATOR JAPANESE INSTALL#

If the translation group allows it, there may be an option to use the translation patch itself to install the game for you (provided you have all the necessary disc images containing the game data mounted of course). Most often the patch will require you to run an application after installing the game or to copy the patch files into the installation directory. After mounting, seek out any readmes included with the game and/or patch for installation instructions.This ensures that the game works properly in the environment it was coded for, otherwise you may run into any particular Visual Novel not working properly, such as installation failures, the game engine failing to run, garbled text, and so on. Set your system to properly display in Japanese for non-unicode programs.Typically these files have extensions such as.

What this software does is create a virtual CD/DVD drive with which to 'mount' and run disc images (1:1 copies of the original game disc converted into a large data file). Acquire and install optical drive emulation software, such as Daemontools Lite, MagicISO, or VirtualCloneDrive.Make sure you have both the game data discs and the most up to date translation patch from the translator's blog. Most Japanese VNs will require a fan-made translation patch to be applied on top of a clean install of the game in it's original language.

See here for the /g/fglt/ guide to installing visual novels on gnu/linux. Ensure your system is properly set to Japanese system locale for non-unicode programs.

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