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HOW TO PATCH FARLAND STORY 4
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To use this translation, you must have the Japanese version of Farland Story 4. The original Floppy Disk Image (FDI) release for this game is most commonly found, but it could be that you have the game installed on a Hard Disk Image (HDI).

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- If you don't have either:
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Stop reading.

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- If you have an FDI version of the game:
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As of FS4, I have stopped trying to support playing from floppy. Who the hell gets off switching disks every minute anyway? You CAN play it from FDI, but you will have to figure out how to yourself. You're better off just following the instructions below.

---Install to HDI

This part is slightly complicated. You will need to run the installer program for FS4. It will install the game onto the hard disk image. After that, patch the game, and more importantly, copy the memconfig files. Okay, here we go.

First, unrar the "08MB.rar" file that comes with this archive. Inside you will find an empty, formatted 8 MB HDI. Run Anex86ex (or an emulator of your choice). Insert 08MB.hdi into the first HDD slot, and insert disk B of FS4 into the first FDD slot. Make sure your emulator boots from HD before it boots from FD (in Anex, you can check the "HDD -> FDD" box to do this).

You will be given a DOS prompt. Type "B:" (without the quotes). Now type "hdinst". You will be taken to the installer. The installer is in Japanese, but don't worry. It's very simple. Press enter three times (to select B:, the drive to install from, then A:, this is the path where the game will be installed to, and finally FSW, the directory to install in. These choices are correct by default). Now it will ask you for confirmation. Select the LEFT choice.

Now the copying process will begin. Insert Disk A into the first FDD slot (DON'T exit the emulation! Just change the file wile the emulator is still running). Then press enter in the emulation window. The files from Disk A are now being copied. After a while the program prompts you for disk B. Insert disk B again to continue copying the files. Repeat this until the files from disk E have been copied.

You're almost done. Exit the emulator. Now patch the game with the English translation (as described below). Also, copy all the files from the memconfig subdirectory into the root of the HDI (so NOT into the FSW subdirectory). FS4 will complain about lack of memory if you don't do this, and believe me, having the game crash on you is not as fun as it's cracked up to be.

You are done! Rename the 08MB.hdi file if you like, remove all the FDI files from the FDD slots, and start up. Have fun!

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- Patching the HDI version of the game:
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All you have to do is replace all the files on the HDI with the translated. They should all be located in the same directory, namely the directory where FS4 is installed. The procedure is the same as for floppy disks described above, except all the files go into the same directory. And make sure to not copy the RAR file. It isn't necessary, and won't fit into the HDI.