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    Only major contributors are listed, including playtesters and prior authors, even though the latter is not strictly considered part of the team.

    1. Team DiscChangers

    • clymax
    • xJ4cks
    • BladePotato

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    • Inu
    • ff5aki
    • waterga
    • Cubear
    • Team Serity
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    FFV: Four-Job Fiesta Released

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    • Jeroitz
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    • Casual Tom
    • clymax

    Prior Authors

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    Version 2 under planning. Details TBA

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    FFV: Pixel Freemaster Rereleased

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  • Romancing SaGa (WSC) English Fan Translation Released

    WonderSwan Color Port Never Translated in a Quarter Century

    You can follow Ivor Biggun via YouTube.

    Do note: This Translation Patch was made with AI, more information below!

    Romancing Saga’s 2001 Wonderswan Color Port has received a fanmade English Patch at last! The Japanese exclusive handheld device debuted in 2000 and Square immediately got to work on releasing the 1992 Super Famicom JRPG to the system, completing it by 2001.

    Posted on Reddit by user u/gio-74, the author states:

    The English script is based on the SNES English translation of Romancing SaGa by DDSTranslation (v1.2, 2016): Japanese to English translation by Eien Ni Hen, programming by DDSTranslation, special thanks to Alex W. Jackson. That patch is in turn based on the 1998 Trans-Dimension translation by Shujin-Rik, Hakai and Musashi, with F.H. (Frank Hughes), Tamahome, Hoky and MakoKnight. Their lines were matched to the WonderSwan script and adapted where the remake changed or added text; the scenes that exist only on WonderSwan were translated from the Japanese. All credit for the original English goes to them.

    The author also stated that Artificial Intelligence had been used in the making of the translation, the report linked below goes into further detail.

    The report can be read here:

    What’s new over the SFC Original?

    The Wonderswan Color boasts much superior technology to the Super Famicom, which had hindered the original 1992 release due to size limitations. Much of the cut or axed content returns in the WSC version which has now been made readily available for English speakers!

    The IPS file can be downloaded here: All credits to their respective authors. The Reddit post with the original poster’s commentary can also be found here:

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  • DQIV PSX English Fan Translation Now in Closed Beta

    Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi

    You can follow RadMageIRL’s work via YouTube or GitHub.

    The Japanese name of the game is ドラゴンクエストIV 導かれし者たち (lit. The Guided Ones). Other ports of this title have had the latter part of their name officially localized as Chapters of the Chosen.

    Says hack author RadMageIRL on his project website:

    A ground-up English translation for the 2001 PlayStation (PS1/PSX) remake of Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Mono Tachi, the version with the added prologue, content and Immigrant Town, which has never had an English release on any console.

    It runs on the game’s own Japanese engine. Nothing is grafted in from another title and no other game’s executable is involved. The text is re-encoded in place, in the format the disc already uses, and every claim the tooling relies on is checked against a real disc before a build ships.

    Every line is written from the Japanese. Existing localizations are consulted the way a translator consults prior art, never copied.

    More details on this translation hack are set to be revealed on this page in the future.

    Prior demo footage from the hack author:

    Live Playtest – Now Streaming

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  • Guide to Minimal Route in DQIV (PSX)

    Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (English Fan Translation by RadMageIRL)

    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube or Twitter.

    Note: this guide is still a work in progress.

    Screenshots are not yet available, but in the meantime, for screenshots from the NES version, see the Woodus guide here.

    Chapter 1 — Ragnar McRyan

    1. Burland

    • Talk to Aigneas.

    2. Strathbaile

    • Travel through Strathbaile Burrow.
    • Talk to Angus in the jail.

    3. Burland

    • Talk to Aigneas.

    4. Strathbaile

    • Bring Aigneas to Angus.

    5. Auld Well

    • Get the Talaria.

    6. Loch Tur

    • Use the Talaria to reach the tower.
    • Rescue the children.

    7. Burland

    • Talk to the King.

    Chapter 2 — Alena

    8. Zamoksva Castle

    • Talk to Kiryl.
    • Escape through the broken wall in Alena’s room.
    • Kiryl and Borya join.

    9. Taborov

    • Talk to Anastasia.
    • Talk to her father.
    • Talk to the priest and resolve the village event.

    10. Vrenor

    • Witness the kidnapping at the Inn.
    • Talk to the boy with the dog.

    11. Vault of Vrenor

    • Get the Armlet of Transmutation.

    12. Vrenor

    • Return at night.
    • Give the Armlet of Transmutation to the kidnappers.
    • Get the Thief’s Key.

    13. Desert Bazaar

    • Talk to the Zamoksva soldier.

    14. Zamoksva Castle

    • Talk to the Tsar’s adviser.
    • Talk to Starek.

    15. Zalenagrad

    • Talk to Josef Starling.

    16. Desert Bazaar

    • Talk to the Item Shop owner about Birdsong Nectar.

    17. Birdsong Tower

    • Get the Birdsong Nectar.

    18. Zamoksva Castle

    • Use the Birdsong Nectar on the Tsar.

    19. Endor

    • Talk to the King.
    • Enter and win the Endor Tourney.

    20. Zamoksva Castle

    • Return to the castle, then leave.

    Chapter 3 — Torneko

    21. Ballymoral

    • Give Finnegan a Chimaera Wing.
    • Talk to Prince Regan.
    • Meet him behind the Weapon Shop at night.
    • Get the Prince’s Letter.

    22. Lakanaba

    • Talk to Finnegan.
    • Take Fido with you.

    23. Reginhart

    • Bring Fido to the village.
    • Follow Fido to the fox.
    • Free Archie O’Tect.

    24. Ballymoral

    • Talk to the King.

    25. Endor

    • Use the Prince’s Letter on Princess Veronica.
    • Get the Royal Scroll.

    26. Ballymoral

    • Use the Royal Scroll on the King.

    27. Endor

    • Talk to the King.
    • Buy the vacant shop for 35,000 gold.

    28. Trans-Montane Tunnel

    • Pay 60,000 gold to fund the tunnel.

    29. Endor

    • Pass several days.
    • Talk to Nene until she tells you the tunnel has opened.
    • Agree to continue the journey.

    30. Trans-Montane Tunnel

    • Pass through the completed tunnel.

    Chapter 4 — Meena and Maya

    31. Cave West of Aubout du Monde

    • Find Oojam.
    • Oojam joins.

    32. Mamon Mine

    • Get the Powder Keg.

    33. Palais de Léon

    • Use the Powder Keg beside the Chancellor’s room.
    • Follow the Chancellor through the secret passage.
    • Confront Balzack.
    • After the forced defeat, talk to the imprisoned former ruler.
    • Escape with the Boarding Pass.

    34. Havre Léon

    • Use the Boarding Pass.
    • Talk to the captain and depart for Endor.

    Chapter 5 — The Chosen

    35. Endor

    • Talk to Meena.
    • Find Maya in the Casino.

    36. Desert Inn

    • Talk to Hank Hoffman Jr.

    37. Cave of Betrayal

    • Get the Symbol of Faith.

    38. Desert Inn

    • Give the Symbol of Faith to Hoffman.
    • Hoffman and the wagon join.

    39. Pharos Beacon

    • Talk to Torneko.
    • Get the Holy Embers.
    • Restore the beacon.

    40. Porthtrunnel

    • Talk to Torneko.
    • Torneko joins.
    • Get access to the ship.

    41. Mintos

    • Talk to Borya.
    • Borya joins.

    42. Parthenia

    • Talk to the King.

    43. Cave South of Parthenia

    • Get the Padequia Seed.

    44. Parthenia

    • Give the Padequia Seed to the King.
    • Get the Padequia Root.

    45. Mintos

    • Use the Padequia Root on Kiryl.
    • Alena and Kiryl join.

    46. Cave West of Aubout du Monde

    • Examine the previously opened chest.
    • Reveal the hidden stairs.
    • Get the Magic Key.

    47. Palais de Léon

    • Find Ragnar.
    • Defeat the Marquis de Léon.
    • Ragnar joins.

    48. Zamoksva Castle

    • Defeat the monster occupying the throne room.
    • Enter the treasury.
    • Get the Magma Staff.

    49. Canalot

    • Talk to the merchant below the throne room about Tom Foolery.

    50. Laissez Fayre

    • Talk to Tom Foolery.
    • Tom Foolery joins.

    51. Canalot

    • Put Tom Foolery at the front of the party.
    • Talk to the King.
    • Get the Zenithian Helm.

    52. Briny Lair

    • Get the Zenithian Armour.

    53. Femiscyra

    • Use the Magma Staff to open the mountain passage.
    • Enter the castle.
    • Trigger the theft accusation.

    54. Cave South of Femiscyra

    • Find the thief.

    55. Femiscyra

    • Talk to the Queen.
    • Get the Ultimate Key.
    • Free the imprisoned party member.
    • Get the Zenithian Shield from the basement.

    56. Royal Crypt

    • Get the Mod Rod.

    57. Colossus

    • Climb through the Colossus.
    • Activate it and cross the river.

    58. Dire Palace

    • Use the Mod Rod.
    • Enter the conference room.
    • Talk to the monsters and take the indicated seat.
    • Witness Psaro’s meeting.

    59. Mamon Mine / Estark’s Crypt

    • Proceed into Estark’s Crypt.
    • Defeat Estark.
    • Get the Gas Canister.

    60. Riverton

    • Give the Gas Canister to the inventor.
    • Stay overnight.
    • Return and get the balloon.

    61. El Forado / Yggdrasil

    • Enter Yggdrasil with only three party members.
    • Find Orifiela and let her join.
    • Get the Zenithian Sword.

    62. The Azimuth

    • Fly to the central island.

    63. Stairway to Zenithia

    • Bring all four pieces of Zenithian Equipment.
    • Climb the tower.

    64. Zenithia

    • Talk to the Zenith Dragon.
    • Drop through the newly opened hole.

    65. Doorway to Nadiria

    • Traverse the dungeon into Nadiria.

    66. Heaven’s Haven

    • Talk to the Zenithian.

    67. Southeast Barrier

    • Defeat Rashaverak.

    68. Southwest Barrier

    • Defeat Pruslas.

    69. Northwest Barrier

    • Defeat Barbatos.

    70. Northeast Barrier

    • Defeat Aamon.

    71. Castle Nadiria

    • Traverse the castle.
    • Exit toward Psaro’s Peak.

    72. Psaro’s Peak

    • Defeat Psaro the Manslayer.

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