Feb 27, 2019 A: You must run the game ( AA2Play.exe/ AA2Play English.exe) with Japanese locale and Formats set to Japanese. Better yet, set your locale to your native locale and use AppLocale (or )). NOTE: You can't use AppLocale or HF pAppLoc on Windows 10. You can use NTLEA, but the subtitle mod will not work. It takes a special kind of game to run worse on the lower settings than on the higher ones. Still had hours of fun with it. OC classes, video game character classes, Touhou classes. Man, it was a pain customizing all their uniforms to match their outfits. Making the characters might have actually been more fun. Feel free to join. Links to download and install the game to the right. Get the latest info on translation progress and help on the game after release. /hgg/ translation released. Hongfire Translation 80% with 25% proofread. I downloaded the game via the link, installed it into the correct folders (c: illusion aa2 and aa2edit respectively), then I ran the DLC patch and after that the HF patch 4.11 (don't have the Append set addons) Now, when I start a game, all the loations are empty. No people or objects are there apart from the background.

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Main Game: http://sukebei.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=481633
All Updates [Includes all DLC, Updates, and Appends]: http://sukebei.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=1189198
Contents:
02. Installing Mods [mod02]
04. AA2install Guide [A2I04]
06. Recommended Mods [rec06]
08. FAQ [faq08]
** IF YOU ARE USING THE HF PATCH FOR AA2 **
This install guide is not for you. This is for installing manually, in the event that you don't want to wait for HF patch to get updated, or you want finer control over mods you install. If you already installed HF patch and want to use this guide, uninstall and wipe your game installation folder, then reinstall from scratch using the directions below. Likewise, I don't recommend installing via this method then going to harass Hongfire for support.
Complete Idiot's Guide to Installing Artificial Academy 2, patches, DLC, and mods
This guide will serve to counsel new users on installation of the essential components needed to run AA2 in English.
BEFORE YOU START: You will need MS Applocale or HF pApplocale if you're on Windows 7 or 8/8.1, if you're on Windows 10 It's highly recommended that you use Locale Emulator as applocale simply doesn't work. If you opt instead to set your system locale to Japanese, REMEMBER TO CHANGE FORMATS (Formats tab in Region settings) to Japanese as well, or text WILL be screwed up, in addition to some things not working/displaying. ONLY USE EITHER APPLOCALE OR JAPANESE SYSTEM LOCALE, NOT BOTH. If for some reason you're on Windows 8/8.1 and applocale doesn't work, then you should try Locale Emulator.
FOLLOW THE IMAGES IN THIS GUIDE: http://imgur.com/a/KZYsw
DON'T install anything to the default Japanese-named folders, edit every install directory to something readable.
DON'T install to Program Files or other system-default directories, or you may not have write access to save characters and games unless you run as admin. This goes for utilities like Wizzard as well. Run almost everything with Applocale -- installer, update files, maker and game executables, translated maker loader, etc. If it shows Japanese anywhere, or you know it is of Japanese origin, use Applocale.
DON'T move the game after installing it. IF YOU DO, you will have to edit the registry: http://imgur.com/aIkEM5B
DON'T install the game, mod tools, or patch files to a deep folder structure. Keep it short and simple, I recommend c:illusion but it should work on any partition.
01. Obtain the game, the sukebei.nyaa.se torrent in the /aa2g/ OP is what this is based off of.
02. Open the game archive and extract the three multiple-gigabyte .mdf files to a temporary folder. Don't extract anything else, only the .mdf images are needed. RENAME ジンコウガクエン2.mdf to something simple and English like DISK1.mdf.
03. Use your preferred virtual disc software to mount DISK1.mdf, do not autorun. PowerISO, MagicISO, and Daemon Tools Lite all should work. If your mounting software supports multiple virtual drives, you can mount all three disks to different drive letters and have an uninterrupted installation process.
04. Navigate to the mounted disk, right-click to use Applocale to launch Startup.exe in Japanese locale as Administrator. If you don't have the right-click option even after installing AppLocale, you can run it from the Start Menu and Browse... to the Startup.exe on the first disk. Japanese is the last language on the drop-down list.
05. Click the third button (INCLUDING the greyed-out options) to install the AA2 Maker (character creator/editor). I recommend installing it to a folder separate from the main game. Remember to change the install path to something simple and non-Japanese, for example c:illusionaa2make. During all these installations, (N) means Next, (B) means Back, (I) means Install, and (F) means Finish.
06. When that's finished, click the fourth button on the install menu to install the game. As before, choose a nice, simple install path with no Japanese characters.
07. If you didn't mount all three MDF files, 1/3 of the way through, it will prompt you to insert the second disk. Now is the time to dismount DISK1.MDF and mount DISK2.MDF.
08. Repeat as above for disk 3, if necessary. The base game installation is now finished.
09. Now that the game is installed, you'll be wanting the DLC and updates next. Make sure you have the latest version of 7-zip!
ALL OFFICIAL UPDATES: http://sukebei.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=1189198
ALL OFFICIAL UPDATES: https://mega.co.nz/#!95kTTTAZ!rB9QyaoIUFkShE9CExOla2Fy50kZuwhylpkVs2mZeQ4
The updates can also be downloaded individually in the main pastebin.
01 - Pre-order Bonus
03 - Illusion Special Member Bonus
05 - Append Set 1
07 - Append Set 2
09 - All-inclusive v12 Patch
Extract this 7z file and run these in the numbered order with Applocale. Be sure to follow steps 9-11 here: http://imgur.com/a/KZYsw
** If the Append 2 patches don't work, try running them as admin as well as in Japanese **
10. This completes the game installation. You can test functionality by mounting DISK1.mdf and opening AA2Play.exe with applocale/Locale Emulator if you'd like -- 'game start' is the top button. You're not done yet if you want to play in English, however.
INSTALLING MODS [mod02]
1. For mods, download the Illusion Wizzard /or/ AA2Install utility with AA2 profile from the link in the main pastebin. Unzip to a folder in your game directory, I use c:illusionwizzard. This will serve as your installation hub for most mods you want to apply. Some are specifically not Wizzard/AA2Install-ready. Always read the README. It will also allow you to uninstall mods and revert changed files so you can apply future updates/DLC without reinstalling the whole game from scratch. I don't recommend using it to launch the game or maker, just because it needlessly complicates the process.
2. Dialog translation, UI, translated names and stuff -- almost everything listed in the main pastebin under '/aa2g/ Mods' should be wizzard-ready. If you need further details on wizzard usage, see the next section.
3. Once you install the /aa2g/ translation, UI translation, and whichever uncensor mod you prefer [I suggest avoiding the HQ/LQ skin versions for now], you're finished. You can start the game by running AA2Play.exe with Japanese locale and pressing the top button. The second button is for graphics config

Aa2 How To Install Mods