Fault! Ace, question about repacking

[kushakusha]

Hello,

 

first, I wanted to ask if anyone is working on a translation of Ciel's "Fault!!" VNs. I have seen that there exists some translation of it in the "Visual Novel Reader" software, but there, some lines are missing and also, some lines were translated a bit wrong. Also, while "Visual Novel Reader" is definitely an awesome software, I still think that an actual TL patch is still a more comfortable solution.

 

Second, I wanted to ask if anyone knows how to repack scripts for the "Fault!! Ace" game or maybe could tell/show me how to. I was able to extract the scripts (the file is "msg.arc") with ExtractData or a small tool named "excfarc" (http://asmodean.reverse.net/misc/_/excfarc.zip). Apparently, the source c++ file is just 5KB, but I'm still far too inexperienced with programming to understand how to reverse the extraction process from it. Also, I have no idea about c/c++-libraries, writing/reading from files and stuff.

 

I have to admit that I'm just experimenting here. I know that translating the full game is out of my capabilities, but I can imagine myself translating at least a smaller section of it.

[mitchhamilton]

I'm sorry, I don't know anything about what you are talking about. I just wanted to say you have my support on this. I have been waiting forever for a Tony Taka's vn to be translated. As you may have guessed from my profile pic that one, I love the character design for Asa Mizushima, and two I love Tony Taka's work in general. I wish you the best of luck.

 

[kushakusha]

I'm sorry, I don't know anything about what you are talking about. I just wanted to say you have my support on this. I have been waiting forever for a Tony Taka's vn to be translated. As you may have guessed from my profile pic that one, I love the character design for Asa Mizushima, and two I love Tony Taka's work in general. I wish you the best of luck.

 

Thanks for the encouragement! :-)

 

I agree, Tony Taka's art is just wonderful. His girls always look really sexy^^ It's a good mix between anime style and a more realistic style, I think. From the Fault!! games, I really like the character design of Reiko Wingfield senpai. She's also one big reason why I'd like to see the game translated ;-P

 

@topic

Probably not very helpbul, but from what I could make out, I think that excfarc-file uses some selfmade libraries ('as-util.h', 'as-lzss.h'), which, at some point, are used to undo a lzss-compression on some of the txt-files, or something like that. There should be probably also other libraries for c++ in the internet which do the same job, I think?

[Krylan]

Unfortunately, I also don't know too much about compressing and programming in C++, so I think I couldn't help you, but I'm also totally supporting you!

I would definitely play this VN if it will be translated. I hope, that someone will help you with that programming/hacking issues and that translation will come out someday...

 

I would like know anything to help you... :<

[blue.bale]

@kushakusha ik its been 10 years, but is there a tiniest sliver of hope that you got this working?

The fault mini bla bla seem to get more traction than this and if you search for "fault!!" Itll show you that and none of this game. with the quality of the art and on the time it was released, im amazed this remained a hidden gem.

[Sisulizer]

Do you translate it manual or just mtl?