Voice Only Patch (Unsupported)¶
The full patch (aka "Voices and Graphics patch") now supports an almost vanilla experience with voices. Check it out at Automatic Install
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This page is for manual install only. We highly recommend using the automated installer as installing manually can be error prone. Please see the Cross Platform Installer, and follow the instructions
Be careful with old save files!
Save files from older versions of the patch or the vanilla game are not expected to work properly with our patch. They might look fine sometimes, but you will hit a roadblock eventually. We recommend to start fresh from the beginning or use the "Chapter Select" function to start at the current chapter you were playing before. You can also hold ctrl
to skip the game in high speed mode.
Note: The full patch lets you switch between the Ryukishi (Original), MangaGamer, or PS3 sprites. If you want Ryukishi (Original) or MangaGamer sprites with the new backgrounds, most likely you want the full patch (Automatic Install / Manual Install). After installing the full patch (NOT the "voice only" patch on this page), press the P
key while not in a menu to toggle between art styles.
We currently do not support toggling background style with the full patch, so if you must have the Ryukishi (Original) style backgrounds, you must use this voice-only patch.
The voice-only patch makes the bare minimum changes to add voices to the vanilla game.
If you encounter bugs or missing features, we probably won't help you with it.
The exception to this rule is when we are releasing a new episode. Usually we do a quick voice-only patch just after the game comes out. Later we release the full graphics patch. During this time, when the voice only patch is available, we will offer support for it.
Installing the patch automatically¶
We highly recommend using the installer:
- Follow these instructions to use the installer
- After selecting the game to patch, click the green VOICE-ONLY button in the installer.
The installer's "voice only" patch was updated on 12-04-2020. If the installer's voice-only doesn't work, please let us know.
Installing the patch manually¶
- Download all the archives for the game you are patching (See the below "Downloads" table). For 'Patch', do not download the 'Source Code' file.
- Open your game folder
- Open your Steam library, choose the game from the list, right click on it and click on
Properties
. Switch to theLOCAL FILES
tab and click onBrowse local files...
- Open your Steam library, choose the game from the list, right click on it and click on
- Repeat the following for each archive
- Each archive should contain a single
HigurashiEp0X_Data
folder. Overwrite the game'sHigurashiEp0X_Data
with the one in the archive. Merge and/or overwrite the files if asked.
- Each archive should contain a single
Archives were updated 12-04-2020. If the instructions don't seem to match the archives contents, please let us know.
Downloads¶
Chapter | Patch | Voices | HD Ryukishi Sprites* (optional) |
---|---|---|---|
Ch.1 - Onikakushi | Download | Download | Download |
Ch.2 - Watanagashi | Download | Download | Download |
Ch.3 - Tatarigoroshi | Download | Download | Download |
Ch.4 - Himatsubushi | Download | Download | Download |
Ch.5 - Meakashi | Download | Download | Download |
Ch.6 - Tsumihoroboshi | Download | Download | Download |
Ch.7 - Minagoroshi | Download | Download | Download |
Ch.8 - Matsuribayashi | Download | Download | Download |
*Replaces the original (640x480) sprites with upscaled HD versions (1280x960)
Why do you offer no support for the voice only patch?¶
Our long term plans are to have a "voice-only" mode in the full patch, which would make the standalone voice-only patches redundant.