

      _____               _            __    _____       _       
     / ____|             | |          / _|  / ____|     (_)      
    | |     _ __ ___  ___| |_    ___ | |_  | |  __  __ _ _  __ _ 
    | |    | '__/ _ \/ __| __|  / _ \|  _| | | |_ |/ _` | |/ _` |
    | |____| | |  __/\__ \ |_  | (_) | |   | |__| | (_| | | (_| |
     \_____|_|  \___||___/\__|  \___/|_|    \_____|\__,_|_|\__,_|
                                                            [1.3]


                                           .:[about the translation]:.
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After finishing Langrisser I in August 2003, it seemed only natural
to go back and translate its predecessor - if for no other reason than
to answer the question many players may have had in Scenario 15,
"What is an Elthlead!?"

Elthlead was the original series of strategy games that paved the way
for Masaya's future Langrisser universe. Developed in the days before
NCS even created its Masaya software division, the game was released
only under the NCS label.

The series was moderately successful and ported to the MSX2, Sharp X1,
NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801 and Sharp X68000 PCs. In 1988, it was ported
to the NEC PC-Engine home console, also known as the TurboGrafx 16.

The Crest of Gaia is a remake of the first game, Elthlead, and shares
the same story. Gaia recasts the story in scenario-oriented play and
introduces many new units. The text of Gaia greatly contributed
to the geography of El Sallia in the Langrisser series.

While the translation is most faithful the original text, there were
a few changes made for clarity.

At the time of publication, Lushiris was not an established figure
in the game universe. The game simply refers to the "God of Light."
This reference was changed to "goddess" to keep with the remainder of
the Langrisser series.

Secondly, the window borders in the game were changed to those used
in Langrisser I: The Descendants of Light. While cosmetic, I hope it
brings back warm memories for long time fans of the series.

While the game has been called "too old school for some," I sincerely
hope everyone gives it a chance. When you look past its age, its
deep strategy play offers something very different from other
canonical Langrisser titles.

Thanks for everyone who helped see this project to completion.
Without you, a final release would never have seen the light of day.
Though the Langrisser community is a small crowd, virtually every
related project has enjoyed a warm reception.


                                                           .:[story]:.
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Since days when the world was still young, the land of Gaia has been
guided by gods of light and dark. And now those forces have begun to
manipulate the land once again.

The great El Sallian kingdoms of Elthlead and Velzeria have maintained
an uneasy peace for many years. But the time for peace has passed.

Boser, prince of darkness and king of Velzeria, has unleashed
the powers of evil on the land, forcing King Sieghart of Elthlead into
battle once more.

The Army of Darkness began its invasion of the El Sallian countryside,
leaving a wake of death in its march on Castle Elthlead. Border towns
have already fallen to Boser's army.

With peace lost, King Sieghart rallied the knights of Elthlead for a
counter-offensive against Boser. If victory is not swift, all that
will remain is a kingdom of corpses...

Gaia is once again doomed to be shaken by a clash of light and dark.


                                                        .:[controls]:.
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Directional Pad - Move the cursor or change numbers
Button I        - Confirm selection
                  Increase units on unit hire screen
Button II       - Cancel
                  Decrease units on unit hire screen
RUN             - Confirm on unit hire screen
SELECT          - Show the next page in scenario select
                  Bring up options menu in combat

Hold RUN and press SELECT during play to quick reset the game.


                                                         .:[changes]:.
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Revision 1.3 (2014/06/17)

* Revised title screen

Revision 1.2 (2008/08/12)

* Revised translation
* Revised title screen
* Rebalanced the color palette
* Implemented 16-color gradient fonts and glow shadowing

Revision 1.0 (2003/12/19)

* Initial release


                                                    .:[instructions]:.
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This Crest of Gaia translation is distributed in "beat" format.

You can get the latest version of beat from byuu's homepage (byuu.org)
or from ROMHacking.net (romhacking.net/utilities/893/).

The following patches are supplied:

crest-1.3.bps        - Use on a ROM with checksum 6fd6827c
crest-header-1.3.bps - Use on a ROM with checksum 0a57607a

1. Run beat.exe and click "Apply Patch".

2. Select the appropriate patch using the file browser.

3. Select your unpatched Crest of Gaia ROM. This is commonly named
   "Gaia no Monshou (J).pce"

4. Enter a file name for the new rom the patcher will create.
   I suggest "Crest of Gaia.pce"

The resulting patched game will work in any PC-Engine emulator.


                                                         .:[credits]:.
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Translation:    Derrick Sobodash and Benjamin Whitting
Editing:        Derrick Sobodash and Eric H. Krieger
Programming:    Derrick Sobodash and byuu
Play Testing:   Heythere, Arina and Talbain
Special Thanks: Dave Shadoff


                                                           .:[notes]:.
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Tools that made this translation possible are available on my GitHub:

https://github.com/sobodash/crestofgaia
https://github.com/sobodash/feidian

For more game information and unit data, visit El Sallia, the
community-created Langrisser wiki:

http://elsallia.com/crest_of_gaia

