VH2 English 1.02

EDIT: Dec. 25 2013, Christmas Special edit. Edited a number of lines I wasn’t happy with, even though most people that will ever play this have probably already done so.

Mega: https://mega.nz/#!vFxXwQpT!QSssBAI542KQzN8tGiZCfT6uIdVHdvHtkKR7xXE5o0w

Acquiring the game:
You can buy the game from DLSite here: http://www.dlsite.com/maniax/work/=/product_id/RJ100803.html
or from the English DLSite here: http://www.dlsite.com/ecchi-eng/work/=/product_id/RE100803.html
If you don’t want to pay, well, you’re on the Internet. Finding it shouldn’t be too hard. If you like the game, I do suggest buying it, however. It’s very likely that this game only exists because of the commercial success of Monster Girl Quest. So if you want more monster girl games, support the people that create them for us.

Files in patch:
1. /English/ – directory of translated content
2. English patch install.bat – batch file for easy installation
3. VH2 English readme.txt – the file you’re reading now
4. kikiriki.exe – Phiber’s Kirikiri tool for extracting and decrypting the game files
5. madCHook.dll – library used by kikiriki for decryption

Easy Installation:
1. Copy all files in the archive into your Violated Hero II directory.
2. Run the English patch install.bat batch file and wait for it to finish. If you’re using a weird operating system, you might not have xcopy and will have to manually copy the files from the English/ directory. You should be fine on XP/Vista/7 though.

Manual Installation:
1. Copy all files in the archive into your Violated Hero directory.
2. Open a command prompt and run “kikiriki.exe -i data.xp3 -o data” This will extract and decrypt the game files. If you have problems with the decryption, try adding “-e VH2_game_executable.exe” to your arguments.
3. Rename or delete data.xp3 to prevent conflicts with the extracted files.
4. Copy everything from the English directory into the data directory, overwriting all files.

Help, it didn’t work!
1. Run the game with your computer in Japanese locale. Also make sure you extracted the game in Japanese locale too. There are lots of tutorials for this on the Internet.
2. Make sure you have a /data folder but no data.xp3 file. Rename or delete data.xp3 if you do, otherwise the game will still be in Japanese.
3. If you’re using applocale or a similar program rather than setting your computer to Japanese locale, make sure the Violated Hero II game directory name doesn’t contain any Japanese characters before you attempt the patch install.
4. Make sure the directory path to the game isn’t excessively long. I don’t know if it’s a problem with Windows or the game engine, but this can cause the game to not execute properly.

FAQ:
1Q. After defeating two of the generals in the castle, the other doors all locked. Is this a bug?
1A. No, on your first play-through, you’re supposed to go lose to Xueli. This gives you a game clear flag and keeps the doors from locking in the future. You should probably keep a save before you fight any of the generals that you can reload for this purpose. If you didn’t, you can start directly at the castle on a second play-through.

2Q. Some of the names and such aren’t translated, what’s wrong?
2A. Some details like those are saved with your save file. You’ll have to start a new game to see the names translated properly. It’s not a big deal at any rate.

Images that aren’t translated:
– Rank up images past the first. They don’t say anything new.
– Place name images. These look nice in Japanese and would have been a huge pain in the ass.
– Encyclopedia entries for non-bosses. Lots of work.
– Tutorial images other than the battle one. Exploring and the status screen are pretty self-explanatory.
– Battle icon messages. The tutorial battle is translated and the icons are self-explanatory.
– Enemy nameplates in battle.
– Most of the status screen.

If you find anything else not translated, it’s probably something I need to fix.

VH2 English: Paula and all other 4 generals scenarios finished

VH2 English patch v0.69: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?j9jwc3o2aegw1av

Well, that took awhile. This patch contains every file (besides the bonus scene) related to Xueli, Amu, Paula, Milfy, and Insecta. The hellhound and succubus are done too, of course. All that’s left are the 8 side bosses. I’m really, really going to try my best to finish this month. The side bosses are easier to do because I don’t have to worry about continuity, cross-references, or anything. They’re each self-contained, thankfully.

Also, if you thought Lucia escaped having his ass violated with Paula, you were wrong. Hehe. Poor guy.

VH2 Amu Finished

VH2 English v0.61: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?fvt38338zchyyfz

I didn’t feel like leaving Amu unfinished so here are the rest of her files. Other than the bonus scenario, Amu is now fully translated.

At this point, it looks reasonable that I’ll be at 70-75% by the end of the year and finish the game at the end of January. At the very least I want all the four generals complete by New Years so all the “important” parts of the game will be done.