Key points
- Re-released in 2014 with improvements from the PSP version (see version differences).[1]
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- Japanese digital release available DRM-free on DLSite. Original 2004 release with support for Windows 8 and above, but without XSEED version improvements.[3]
- Simplified Chinese digital release available on CubeJoy. Original 2004 release without XSEED version improvements. CubeJoy client requires internet access upon game boot.
Version differences
- The July 29, 2014 English release by XSEED contains various improvements from the Japanese release including various features brought over from the PSP port:[1]
- Widescreen support
- English voices during battle
- PSP-exclusive character portraits
- New Game+
- Retry Offset
- Monster Guide
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Disable in launcher[4]
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- Open the configuration utility.
- Under Disable Movies, check the Logo box.
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Easiest method to add Japanese Voices to dialogue lines, new OST, Videos from PSVita version, and other mods. Tested in 2021
- Adds the Voice acting lines, and many other things, used in the remake The Legend of Heroes: Trails in The Sky FC -EVOLUTION for PS Vita to the PC Version
- Other mods are up to preference since they are not essential and change the artstyle and music of the game
- Intructions: There are different procedures. The following, worked for Steam version of the game, in April 2021, and was the easiest.
- -First, download the files for FC (First Chapter), from this mod list.
- -Roll back game version(read below)*. Right clicking on the game in Steam Library. Then left click on Properties > Betas, and choose the Beta version. April 22nd, 2018 Version worked for me.
- -Extract all files you downloaded in the first point. There are different modules for Voices, Soundtrack, etc. and also some illustrations gallery that you can ignore. Every module has a Readme and is divided in sub-modules if you want to install just a few of things, and not everything. It's just a matter of taste. Basically, is just a copy-paste and eventually click on the .bat file to install/uninstall a sub-module. Easier done than said.
- -For the Music Mod, there are 2 variants, and you can also create different Music folders to choose between them via ingame Options. The simple procedure is contained in their Readme.
- -That's all. If the game doesn't show new Videos, you need to install Video Codecs. I suggest K-Lite Standard from here.
- To enable the Roll Back feature on Steam, you need first to activate Beta Participation for Steam client. To do that, in the Main Window of Steam, click on "Steam" in the upper left corner, "Settings" > "Account", and there change "Beta Participation" setting. After that, it should ask you to Restart Steam. Do it.
Alternatively, you could try another procedure, with SoraVoice patch from here overwriting all files when asked.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
- Japanese retail releases only support 3 resolutions: 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768.
- You must have a 16-bit version of your selected display resolution available to use, even if you are using the 32-bit resolution. Or else the game will crash on boot.[5]
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music and Sound Effects. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Not supported by Japanese retail releases. |
Simplified Chinese |
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Chinese retail releases only. Translated by GameBridge. |
Japanese |
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Japanese retail releases only. The early releases of the Japanese PC version have no voice acting. However, later re-releases add the voices from the PSP conversion. |
Japanese |
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Fan patch for the English version available here. |
Russian |
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Fan translation by ZoG Forum Team |
Korean |
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Korean retail releases only. |
VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8, 9 |
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Shader Model support |
1.1 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
Ogg Vorbis |
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Cutscenes |
Xvid Video |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III/550 MHz
| Intel Core 2 Duo/2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
3 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References