========YaruDora Vol. 1: Double Cast========

V 1.0 - Initial Release
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Genre: Animated Visual Novel

Source language: Japanese

Patch language: English

Original Platform: Playstation

Platform: Playstation Portable

Original developer: Sugar&Rockets, Production I.G.

Original publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment

Original Release Date in Japan: June 25, 1998

Port Release Date in Japan: 2005

Game Chief Supervisor: Mitsuhiro Togo

Game Director: Jun Matsubara

Animation Part Director: Mizuho Nishikubo

Screenplay: Itsuro Kawasaki, Masafumi Kubota, Jun Matsubara

Animation Producer: Hidekazu Terakawa

Executive Producers: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Tetsuji Yamamoto

Musical Score: Yuki Kajiura

Character Designer: Keiji Gotoh
(I'm assuming Mitsuki'a ballcap that says "GOKEY" is a joke on his name. Sounds like "GOH+KEI" to me, but who knows.)

HTML Walkthrough Source (Japanese): http://www.eva.hi-ho.ne.jp/mmitsuru/double/tech.htm

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Folder Contents
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Patch file

Readme

100% Walthrough HTML

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Patch Notes/Warnings
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1. We believe we have patched all the graphics but if not please let us know so we can track them down.

2. Also, some of the strings arenft aligned properly but wefll see about fixing those in a later patch.  We decided rather than continuing to tweak and delay the release to go ahead and release it with these issues as they donft detract from the experience.

3. Also if the subtitles don't show up just make sure they are enabled in the settings menu under Display -> Text/Voice and make sure that TEXT+VOICE is highlighted.

4. The demos for the later YaruDora games are not inserted. As tempting as they are, don't click 'em in this patch. You'll get jibberish. In the meantime, we suggest you simply ignore these sections and enjoy Double Cast.

Other than that, have fun!


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About YaruDora Vol. 1: Double Cast
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1. Project History:
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Not wholly sure when this project originally started. Esper suggested the game to me in roughly 2015 or 2016. Since then, I've looked at the series in short bursts. The translation part was fairly straightforward, but the way the game is designed makes dialogue flow extremely tedious to unlock and test fully.

Between 2016 and 2019, Esper fought tooth and nail against a relentless string of checksums and lockups that would jumble the text or freeze clips of the animation if triggered.
Thanks to his hard work, the story is fully playable in English.

In between 2019 and 2020, CJ Iwakura allowed us to host playtests on the Iwakura Pro Discord. Several people in that time were able to complete the game without issue as well.

There are over 25 endings, so we couldn't hope to test the game meticulously, so we decided a public release would allow us to polish the game as needed in the future. 

Anyone and everyone's feedback and troubleshoots for the game would be an incredible help to us as we close in on a polished, finalized patch.

As for the 100% walkthrough, I'm not editing the previous draft's text, so the answers aren't finalized to match what appears in-game. That said, it should be easy to infer and follow along based on dialogue and other context. Because it's dialogue, it isn't wholly spoiler free, so wait until you bump into a few endings on your own before digging into it.


2. Content Warnings:
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All characters are of legal and drinking age. This game features very subdued sexual fanservice and nudity. It's all fairly tame bath scenes and innuendos. No one involved is under the age of 18.

This is a suspense thriller game. In many of the varying routes and storylines, some characters will experience or mention abuse, trauma, suicide, violence, psychological torment, etc. If you're not prepared to see or read these depictions, avoid starting this game until you feel you are.


3. Basic Controls:
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D-Pad: Select Choice
R1 Button: Select Choice (UP)
R2 Button: Select Choice (DOWN)

Circle, L1: Confirm Choice
X, L2: Cancel Choice
Triangle: Tap to Skip all, Hold to Skip previously read
Square: Hide Dialogue
Start: Options Menu
Select: Hide other UI
Soft Reset: L1, L2, R1, R2, START, SELECT


4. Suggested Display Settings
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(From the Settings menu)

	Screen: Original
	Text/Voice: Text+Voice
	Text Window: No
	Wallpaper: No

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Patching Instructions
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Notes from Esper:

To patch just drag and drop your ripped ISO of the game onto the batch file and it should patch it for you automagically.


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Translation Patch Project Credits
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Cargodin: graphics editor, project lead, head translator, localization writer

Esperknight: head romhacker

Iwakura Productions: public playtest hosting

And a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the playtest and proofread phases and sent us feedback! We couldn't do it without you!

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This patch is entirely fan-made and unofficial. Please do NOT redistribute this patch in bad faith- whether by pre-installed illegal roms or physical discs. Do not sell or buy this patch under any circumstances.

This was a labor of love, and those bad faith actions not only insult us, but also endangers fan translation as a whole.

Thank you for understanding.

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Compiled by Cargodin, November 2020.