Revision as of 10:55, 2 November 2013

If you have problems installing or running the game, this is what you should read.

FAQ

Run with Japanese locale

• Q: Will the game run on Windows 7/8 64 bit?
  A: The game has been verified by many users to run perfectly on Windows 7 64 bit. It will run fine on any version of Windows, as long as you're using XP SP3 or newer.

• Q: WinRAR can't extract "???.rar". Help?
  A: Rename the file to game.rar and you can extract it.

• Q: When I run the setup I get an error with unreadable text preceded by '1155:' (see picture "Run with Japanese locale", on the right). Anyone know how to fix this?
  A: This is a Japanese game and you have to run the setup with Japanese regional settings to install it. Follow the quick step-by-step guide below to install the game.

Running the game

• Q: The game just skips the H scenes?
  A: Switch your locale back to your native locale and use AppLocale instead (try HF pApploc). Alternatively, set Format to Japanese in Control Panel->Regional Settings.

Installing the game

Quick step-by-step guide

How to install the game as intended by Illusion. Follow this and you'll be playing in no time!

Startup.exe: Click the third button to install AA Edit, fourth button to install the AA Play

Click highlighted button to change the destination

1. Extract the ISO file to an English named folder, e.g. C:\Downloads\IW
2. Mount C:\Downloads\IW\ImmoralWard.iso with Daemontools Lite (other mounting software has been known to fail with Japanese games, so please use Daemontools Lite! - it's completely free)
3. DO NOT autorun, but explore the mounted dvd and right-click Startup.exe and select Run with Japanese locale as administrator (you need HF pApploc for the right-click options).
4. Refer to Startup.exe picture on the right: If you can click the two top button it means you have to install DirectX 9.0c. Your game will not work if you ignore it!
5. Click the second button from the top (ref. Startup.exe picture) to start the Immoral Ward setup setup.
6. Click the button with (N) once.
7. IMPORTANT: Change the destination to e.g. C:\illusion\IW. Your game will most likely not work if you forget!! (see picture on the right)
8. Click (N) again a few times and wait while the game is installed.
9. Wait while the game finishes the installation.
10. To run the game you need to keep the ISO mounted and right-click C:\illusion\IW\インモラル病棟.exe and select Run with Japanese locale.

Learn more about installing Japanese games

A Japanese game is not meant to run on non-Japanese Windows. To get it to work you have to do some tricks: Click here to learn more about installing Japanese games.