Majikoi A1-A5 running problem

[toolazytothinkofaname]

HI,

I need help concerning majikoi A1 and A5. 

When i run majikoi A1 (mk-1 file) or the app for majikoi A5 on japanese locale, the game won't launch and simply give me this error: " 設定アイルの読み込みに失敗しました。" which basicaly means that it cannot find the game. When i tried to run the setup and the launcher, well nothing happened for majikoi A5 and for majikoi A1 i tried installing the game from the setup but it changes nothing.

What is also strange is that i don't need to be on japanese locale to run majikoi S/A2/A3 and they work perferctly fine (for majikoi A1 the game crashes, normal thing so far, and for majikoi A5 nothing happens)

 

[toolazytothinkofaname]

Btw, i tried uninstalling, run as admin, run with alpharomdie, and other basic stuff like that (i don't remember everything)

[toolazytothinkofaname]

i saw other people with the same issue but they were never given a solution 

[toolazytothinkofaname]

avast is desactivated and what do you mean by E or D drive, like a usb key or somethin? (sorry i'm pretty new to this)

The picute is what i get for majikoi A1 and A5 on japanese locale

[toolazytothinkofaname]

sorry forgot the picture

https://imgur.com/a/thnLZEx

[toolazytothinkofaname]

and redownloading the game I did it 15 times

[toolazytothinkofaname]

On japanese locale, the startuptool give me the same error.  Gonna see what the read me file contains

[toolazytothinkofaname]

the read me file are the instructions from minatosoft and says that i should run the setup but when i try to run it on japanese locale nothing happens but when i try in english it runs (i did not do anything since everyone is telling me to do everything in japanese locale)

 

Edited April 1, 2021 by toolazytothinkofaname

[toolazytothinkofaname]

I have also realised that i get the exact same error (設定アイルの読み込みに失敗しました。) when i try to run majikoi S, A2 and A3 on japanese locale (never realised because it worked on english locale so didn't try on japanese locale) but it works perfectly on english locale

[toolazytothinkofaname]

I also tried with 2 other pcs and the same problem occured

[toolazytothinkofaname]

ok will try

Edited April 3, 2021 by toolazytothinkofaname

[toolazytothinkofaname]

The 1st, 2nd and 4th solutions don't work (still get the exact same error) and i still have to figure how to make the VM work

[binaryfail]

This is a guess, but does your Windows username have any accented letters? You say it works on English locale but not Japanese locale, and your screenshot shows the game folder on your Desktop. Have you tried installing the game in a different folder that's not inside C:\Users\name\... ?

[toolazytothinkofaname]

Yeah it has. But how do i do that? (sorry for the not too bright question, still learning) If it's just that, well fuck me

Edited April 3, 2021 by toolazytothinkofaname

[binaryfail]

This might sound inconvenient, but the best way to avoid these errors is to set up a new Windows username that doesn't have accents or non-English symbols. This is because the game handles files by their full paths. Since you have the game files on your Desktop, if your path to C:\Users\name\.... contains accented letters, that can cause problems. This also applies to the game's save data since they're stored in your Documents folder.

It is possible to rename your Windows user folder (to get rid of the accented letter) and keep your current user intact, but you'll need to edit a registry entry to apply the change. (Probably do that all through a separate admin user or Safe Mode).

As a very temporary solution, you could go into Local Disk (C:) and make a new folder (name it whatever you prefer, such as "games" or "visual novels"), then move the Majikoi folder into there. That should allow it to run at least. But again, as long as your Windows user folder has accented letters, the game won't be able to access its save data when you're running under Japanese locale.

Edited April 4, 2021 by binaryfail

[toolazytothinkofaname]

Worked perfectly. Thanks. You rock (you too plastic memories)