

Use your preferred virtual disc software to mount DISK1.mdf, do not autorun. PowerISO, MagicISO, and Daemon Tools Lite all should work. If your mounting software supports multiple virtual drives, you can mount all three disks to different drive letters and have an uninterrupted installation process.Ġ4. Navigate to the mounted disk, right-click to use Applocale to launch Startup.exe in Japanese locale as Administrator. If you don't have the right-click option even after installing AppLocale, you can run it from the Start Menu and Browse. Japanese is the last language on the drop-down list.Ġ5. Click the third button (INCLUDING the greyed-out options) to install the AA2 Maker (character creator/editor). I recommend installing it to a folder separate from the main game. Remember to change the install path to something simple and non-Japanese, for example c:\illusion\aa2make. During all these installations, (N) means Next, (B) means Back, (I) means Install, and (F) means Finish.Ġ6. When that's finished, click the fourth button on the install menu to install the game. #Artificial academy 2 hf patch hongfire installĪs before, choose a nice, simple install path with no Japanese characters.Ġ7. If you didn't mount all three MDF files, 1/3 of the way through, it will prompt you to insert the second disk.


Now is the time to dismount DISK1.MDF and mount DISK2.MDF.Ġ8. Repeat as above for disk 3, if necessary.

The base game installation is now finished.Ġ9. Make sure you have the latest version of 7-zip!ĪLL OFFICIAL UPDATES: !95kTTTAZ!rB9QyaoIUFkShE9CExOla2Fy50kZuwhylpkVs2mZeQ4 Now that the game is installed, you'll be wanting the DLC and updates next. The updates can also be downloaded individually in the main pastebin.Įxtract this 7z file and run these in the numbered order with Applocale. ** If the Append 2 patches don't work, try running them as admin as well as in Japanese **ġ0. You can test functionality by mounting DISK1.mdf and opening AA2Play.exe with applocale/Locale Emulator if you'd like - 'game start' is the top button. You're not done yet if you want to play in English, however.ġ. For mods, download the Illusion Wizzard /or/ AA2Install utility with AA2 profile from the link in the main pastebin. Unzip to a folder in your game directory, I use c:\illusion\wizzard. This will serve as your installation hub for most mods you want to apply. Some are specifically not Wizzard/AA2Install-ready.
