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                                                [1.1]


                                           .:[about the translation]:.
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A few people may be wondering why I'm releasing this since BUSTER,
the game's author, has endorsed Do-jin Nyuu's patch as the game's
official translation.

This isn't a re-translation, it's a re-release. I first released my
translation of Akuji in January 2003 but pulled it from distribution.

After Do-jin Nyuu's patch came out, Home of the Underdogs (HOTU)
started packing its Akuji download with the Do-jin Nyuu patch instead
of mine. This didn't bug me, as I'm not in competition.

However, HOTU was the last place to find my Akuji patch. I only ended
up recovering it thanks to Spinner 8, who e-mailed me a zip file with
my previous translation.


                                                         .:[changes]:.
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Revision 1.1 (2003/10/24)

* Revised Title screen
* Fixed backdrop in the Options screen
* Minor corrections to the script

Revision 1.02 (????/??/??)

* Corrected several typos
* Fixed a signpost that would cause the game to crash


                                                    .:[instructions]:.
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This Akuji the Demon translation is distributed in "beat" format.

Beat is a delta patching format that allows you to create a patch
between two folders. It's the perfect choice for patching Windows
software.

You can get the latest version of beat from byuu's homepage (byuu.org)
or from ROMHacking.net (romhacking.net/utilities/893/).

1. Run beat.exe and click "Apply Patch".

2. Select "akuji-1.1.bpm" using the file browser.

3. Select the directory where you have installed Akuji the Demon's
   original files.

4. Create and select a new directory to contain the newly patched
   version of the files.

You can play the translation by executing akuji.exe in the newly
created directory.

This patch bundles in d3drm.dll, which is needed to make the game
function on Windows Vista, 7 and 8.


                                                           .:[notes]:.
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Graphics in this game were edited using qdatools, my open source
toolkit that extracts and re-packs the QDA resource format BUSTER
uses to store graphics.

You can find the latest version on my GitHub:

https://github.com/sobodash/qdatools