FRONT MISSION 2
FAN TRANSLATION PROJECT, FINAL PATCH NOTES
By Front Mission: Series Translation Project

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VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE
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This is the official Final Patch release. This release contains the following
translations:

- Interfaces
- Game Data
- Missions
- Tutorials
- Events (Special Events Only) 

With respect to the special events, there are two types of them: events which
are displayed in 3D graphics, and intermission events. Intermission events
are basically events that take place on a "battle" map, without actually going
into a mission. Roughly 75% of the game has been translated.

In the event of compatibility issues, we have included two versions of the
patch. To identify each version, please read below:

Version 1 - PATCHFV1
Version 2 - PATCHFV2

If the Version 1 patch does not work, please try Version 2 and vice versa.

This patch release works with the Front Mission 2 History and Ultimate Hits
versions. However, it can also work with a Front Mission 2 ISO converted
to those versions using the data conversion tool.

If you are using Linux or OSX, a fan going by the name of "prurigro" has
created a Bash script that converts the original version into the History
and Ultimate Hits version. This script file has also been included in this
file archive. Copyright note from "prurigro":

"I hereby grant all copyright for this email and any attachments included
with it to the project manager of the http://frontmission.info project,
known by the alias LegaiaRules, and absolve myself of any personal claim
to the copyright for this email and any attachments included with it."

On a final note, make sure your copy of Front Mission 2 is clean and NOT
tampered with. The patch will only work in this particular circumstance. As
a quick guide, here is the file size for a clean .ISO version of Front
Mission 2 History and Ultimate Hits versions:

Size = 426,215,328
Size on Disk = 426,217,472

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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UPDATES
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General information on the project can be found on the following links:

http://frontmission.info/
http://frontmission.info/blog/

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DISCLAIMER
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We do not condone piracy in any form. We intend to respect Square Enix
copyrights as fully as possible. This is a purely voluntary, not-for-profit
localization effort. We do this for love, not profit, of the series. we hope
Square Enix will have empathy and understanding on this matter.

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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION
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Team's Note:

We do not encourage distribution of patches through BitTorrent or other 
means. This is very disrespectful to us and the hard work we put into the
project. Basically, this is plagiarism. If any sort of patch or patched
copy is found outside of frontmission.info, we WILL NOT MAKE FUTURE PATCHES
AVAILABLE ON THE DOWNLOADS SECTION! That means when we release future 
patches, you will have to prove to us that you will refrain from this sort
of action. Respect the team, do not attempt to distribute patches or 
patched copies outside of frontmission.info, and all will be well.

Likewise, please refrain from selling patches or patched copies of the 
game. This is illegal and will likely attract unwanted attention(namely 
Square Enix). We DO NOT want to encounter any form of legal trouble so 
keep this in mind.

THIS DISCLAIMER ALSO APPLIES TO THE ATTACHED EVENT SCRIPT, SO PLEASE DO NOT
TRY AND DISTRIBUTE OUR WORK OUTSIDE OF FRONTMISSION.INFO!

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VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER
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KEEP THIS PATCH AND ANY PATCHED IMAGES OF THE GAME OFF THE INTERNET IF YOU
WANT TO SEE ANY OTHER FRONT MISSIONS TRANSLATED BY US AND DON'T WANT SQUARE
ENIX TO CEASE-AND-DESIST US! IF YOU WANT TO SEE FRONT MISSION ALTERNATIVE AND
ANY OTHER JAPANESE-ONLY FM GAMES, RESPECT OUR REQUESTS!

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PLEASE READ THE ABOVE SECTION
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CREDITS
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Team's Note:

For privacy(and safety) reasons, names given are based on our online names
from GameFAQs or other forums. While everyone on the team multi-tasks, only 
their primary role is listed below.

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MANAGEMENT
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Project Manager:
LegaiaRules

Website Manager:
IcemanUK

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TRANSLATION
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Translator Lead:
Vicious_KAT

Translators:
LegaiaRules
slavikcc

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EDITING
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Editing Lead:
slavikcc

Editors:
LegaiaRules
Vicious_KAT

Military Advisor:
willchu

Political Advisor:
slavikcc

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PROGRAMMING
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Programming Lead:
AK_Clan_ER

Programmers:
MoxHypKa
CWDals

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QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA)
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QA Lead:
LegaiaRules

QA Analysts:
slavikcc
Vicious_KAT

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SPECIAL THANKS
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Individuals:
- Alcahest for extracting most of the text assets and organizing
them into a neatly arranged database 
- Carnivol for creating the data conversion tool
- Powerpuff for assisting in creating a workaround for the patch
compatibility issue between the History and Ultimate Hits versions

Others:
- Toshiro Tsuchida for creating the Front Mission series
- Square Enix for developing the Front Mission series
- GameFAQs community for their support
...and all fans who support this project