Renai+H: Technical Help
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Technical Help
This page contain list of common problems and their solutions.
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FAQ
First step! Instead of Japanese font i see gibberish. (Like the first error below)
- Make sure you have Japanese fonts installed. To do that go to Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Languages tab. Make sure both options are checked. Insert Windows CD if asked.
- Run installer/game/application with Japanese locale. How to do this is mentioned below.
- If you don't have Windows CD (lost or didn't get it at all) follow instructions here. Basically just download ISO, mount it and select files on it when windows ask for files from original CD.
Game doesn't start at all
- If you don't use account with administrative privileges right click on the game launcher and select "Run as...". In new window select Administrator.
- Install DirectX from the game DVD.
- Run DirectX web update and install following Visual C++ packages for 32bit: #1 #2 or for 64bit:#1 #2 systems. If you have 64bit system install 32bit packages too. After you install those packages remember to run Windows Update! WARNING: Do NOT skip this step, even if you have those installed!
- Go to Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced>Troubleshoot and pull the slider right to the "Full" setting.
- Go to Start>Run and type in "dxdiag". Select Yes and let it check the drivers. When it's done go to the "Sound" tab and pull the slider right to the "Full" setting.
- Update your GPU and sound card drivers.
- Windows Vista / 7 users only : Lower both the sound and recording quality to 44000Hz or less. (usually isn't needed on XP)
- Windows Vista / 7 users only: The problem is probably no default sound recording device.
To check if that's the case go to control panel > sound devices > recording. Set any of those as default. If you can't see any devices right click on the list and enable both options or just plug in a mic. If that fail go to THIS page and follow instructions. - If using Asus Xonar D2X sound card: latest drivers (1792) don't work, and neither do the modded UNi Xonar drivers - use 1777 driver instead.
Game crash before/after opening movie
- Update your codec pack (if you don't have any google CCCP)
- Go to game's directory\mov and rename op.mpg to anything you want. While in game you will get an error instead of movie, just click ok.
Game crash when changing settings
- Make sure you run the game with Japanese applocale.
- Run the game in Windows XP compatibility mode.
Game crash when entering some of the maps
- Make sure you run the game with Japanese applocale.
- Reinstall the game with Japanese applocale and get HF Patch.
When playing the game whole or a part of the screen is broken (artifacts)
- Go to options and disable Pixel Shader effects (fifth option on the left side of the options screen)
- If you want to keep the PS effects on continue with "I get a DirectX error"
I get a DirectX (or similar) error
- Install DirectX from "DirectX" folder on the game DVD.
- Run DirectX web update and install following Visual C++ packages for 32bit: #1 #2 or for 64bit:#1 #2 systems. If you have 64bit system install 32bit packages too. After you install those packages remember to run Windows Update! WARNING: Do NOT skip this step, even if you have those installed!
- Update your GPU and soundcard drivers.
Installing the game
Renai + H (R+H) is a Japanese game that won't install or run correctly on non-Japanese versions of Windows. Here's how to install it:
- Install Microsoft AppLocale or pApplocale (preferred).
- Make sure you have Japanese fonts installed. To enable them go to control panel > regional settings > languages and check both boxes. You will probably need a installation disc for your os.
- Depending on source you downloaded the game from, extract archives (provide password if needed) until you get an .iso file. You might need to update your archive extractor to do this properly. If the archive/iso/folder have a Japanese name try to change it to English if you have any trouble.
- Mount the .iso file with emulation software like Daemon Tools or MagicIso. If you cant get this to work or get errors try 3th point from the "Alternatives" list.
- Go to the game DVD, right click the "autorun.exe" file and select "Locale Japanese" (or similar). If you do not have that option go to start menu and look for AppLocale and launch it from there (from language list select "日本語")
- Click first available option to install the game, second is usually DirectX and last is readme.
- Change the install location: On the second page of the setup (see pic). IMPORTANT: Never use non-English characters (like らぶデス555, use A-Z and 0-9 instead) because you will have problems running/patching the game.
- Keep clicking Next (right button) and wait for it to install.
- You can play the game by running it from the desktop using "Locale Japanese" option or you can go to LoveDeath555 Discussion thread and grab some mods. If you are not sure what to get just download the HF Patch - it contains everything needed to play.
Alternatives
If you can't get above to work, here are some alternatives:
- Try running the .msi file instead of exe (just double click). You still need Japanese fonts.
- If you don't want to use AppLocale and want to change your regional settings, see this guide for Schoolmate (most of it applies to any Japanese game), here.
- Extract the .iso file to root of your disc, so you have installation files in directory like this: "D:\install\" After doing this follow guide above starting from 5th point. To extract you will need application like 7-zip.
Common Errors
Don't forget to backup original .iso before messing with it!
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Bad system Regional and Language settings
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Bad or missing installation files
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Generic game crash at start
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Pixel Shader version error
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