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Chapter 1-3 Complete Patch~!

It's update time again. Chapter 3 is fully complete and translated. I've finally cracked the secondary form of text storage so the options menus in Arale's room are now fully translated. This patch also has a bunch of graphical tweaks and touches in it as well, to make it look nicer around the edges. I've also made a change to the build process that might actually fix the issue with ODE devices.

As always, please let me know of any bugs or typos either here or on twitter. Don't be afrai...

Chapter 2 Complete Patch!

Progress update! Chapter 2 is fully complete and translated. I've made some changes to the build process and I've been in contact with the creator of xStation so it may now run on ODE devices.

Installation instructions are the same as chapter 1, but instead of patching the .cue file I have provided it already patched, so it should be easier for you.

As always, if you find any bugs or typos please report them to me here or on twitter.

Reverse Engineering 1: Discovering a game's text storage

The first challenge in reverse engineering for a translation patch is finding out how a game is storing its text. Already, there are several different approaches to tackling this problem and your intuition as a programmer is really key here, as well as your luck. 

My first instinct was to check out the PlayStation's VRAM, the place where it stores all of its graphics. After all, the graphics that are being used to draw letters on screen must be in there somewhere, perhaps it can of...

Chapter 1 Complete Preview

After a lot of work, the entire Chapter 1 script had been completed and injected, as well as a lot of progress on the other chapters. I've run this build through an ECC regen so it may now work on original hardware, although I won't be able to confirm myself for a couple days. 

Feedback on typos, bugs, and translation issues would be greatly appreciated, so I encourage you to give the build a try.

Known issues:

1. The audio/controls/vibration menu and the end of chapter...

English Patch Early First Taste

Here's the first little bit of the English patch for you to try out. It includes the intro of the game and the first scene between Professor Norimaki and Arale. 

Here's how you install the patch on Windows: 

1. Unzip the files in the attachment to this post.

2. Open the included program "Delta Patcher Lite" and click the first yellow folder icon. 

3. Choose your "Dr. Slump (Japan) (Track 1).bin" file. 

4. Then click the second yellow folder ic...

Secret #1 - Hidden in the barber shop

Here's a hidden texture that appears in Soramame's barber shop. It reads "Secret inside the barber shop". It looks like one of the developers was having a bit of fun by hiding this texture somewhere in the barber shop. It isn't visible in normal play, but maybe we can "boundary break" our way to it in a future update.

Dr. Slump English Patch Announced!

This project has been a long time coming and is the result of over 300 hours of reverse-engineering and programming. Thanks for visiting my Patreon, this is only the beginning and there's plenty of updates to come!