Fate/hollow ataraxia

Voice Patch version 1.0.0
English Patch version 1.2.0

© TYPE-MOON
Translation © Beast’s Lair

Table of Contents

Introduction

Fate/hollow ataraxia is a fan disk of the game Fate/stay night.
This readme file contains important information about the game and patch.
Please read it before you start playing.

System requirements

Minimum Required Environment Recommended Environment
Operating System Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Windows 2000/XP or above
CPU Pentium III 600MHz Pentium III 1GHz or above
Memory (Windows98/Me) 256MB 320MB or above
Memory (Windows 2000) 320MB 384MB or above
Memory (Windows XP) 384MB 448MB or above
HDD at least 3GB of free space (without any patches)
Resolution 800x600 or more
Color at least 65,536 colors 16.77 million or more colors
VRAM 2MB or more 8MB or more (external AGP with VGA connection)
Sound Card PCM with support for DirectSound
CD Drive dual-layer DVD-ROM (DVD-9)
DirectX DirectX 5.0 or above
Movie DirectX 7.0 or above, Windows Media Player 6.4 or above (third-part MPEG decoder is not supported)

Installation

Game installation:

Insert the Fate/hollow ataraxia disc into the DVD-ROM drive.
The automatic installer should start up. If it doesn't, execute the setup.exe in the setup folder in disk.
Depending on your system, you might have to switch to Japanese locale or use [Locale Emulator] (or AppLocale on pre-windows 10 systems) for the installation to proceed correctly.

No-Install Method

If you're having trouble installing the game (i.e. locale problems), you can just unzip/unpack the .iso file into a folder name of your choosing.
You won't get any shortcut icons (you can easily create your own), nor an item in the "Add or Remove Programs".

Patch installation:
  1. Remove any previously applied patches (patch.xp3, patch2.xp3, patch3.xp3, etc).
  2. Drop all the patches you want in the game folder. Note that the following patches are mandatory:
Android installation

If you want to play the game on Android devices with [Kirikiroid2] apply the following steps as well:

  1. Remove any previous files you might have dropped to the game folder trying to make it run on Kirikiroid2, namely:
  2. Copy the contents of the Android folder (not the folder itself) to the game's folder.
  3. Put the game folder somewhere on your phone.
  4. Open Kirikiroid2 and select data.xp3 (which is inside the game's folder) to launch it.

Note: save files formed on PC will work on Android but save files formed on Android won't work on PC. PC saves are located inside the FateHA_Savedata folder, while Android saves are located inside the FateHA_Savedata_krkrz folder. So if you started on PC and want to move to android, copy your save files to the Android save folder.

Uninstallation

Open Control Panel from the Settings in the start menu and select Add or Remove Programs.
Select Fate/Hollow ataraxia and press Uninstall.
Afterwards follow the instructions.

Note: if you did not install the game, you can just delete the game folder (if you chose the save folder to be your game folder, your saves will be deleted as well).

About the Patches

Mandatory patches:

The following patches are optional, and even if you add them you can turn on/off all of their features via in-game switches:

First Time Running

Depending on your system, you might have to switch to Japanese locale or use [Locale Emulator] (or AppLocale on pre-windows 10 systems).
Execute FateFD.exe in the installation folder (or click the desktop/startup icons).
You will be prompted to select the folder containing the save folder. Select the folder and press OK.
Alternatively, you can press Cancel and the save folder will be placed in the installation folder.

Note: The save folder name is fateha_savedata.

Playing the Game

The input differs depending on context in the following way:

     Mouse left-click / Enter key / Space key
         Decision

     Mouse right-click / Escape key / Backspace key / Delete key / Home key
         Return to the previous menu (When it can not return any more, it will prompt you to exit the game)

     Tab key / → key / ↓ key
         Move to next choice (button, etc.)

     Shift + Tab key / ← key / ↑ key
         Move to previous choice (button, etc.)

     Mouse Wheel
         (When there is a scroll bar) Scroll up and down

Note: Some menus are created on with the premise of operating with the mouse.

In-Game
    Mouse left-click / Enter key / Space key / Down arrow key
        (When waiting for clicking) Next
        (When options are displayed) Choose an option
        (When in auto-read mode) Cancel auto-read

    Note: You can keep the left-mouse pressed for repeated clicking.

    Mouse right-click / Escape key / Home key
        (When waiting for input) Open game menu

    Delete key / Backspace key
        (When waiting for input) Hide text layer

    Tab key / → key / ↓ key
        (When options are displayed) Move to the next option (button, etc.)

    Shift + Tab key / ← key / ↑ key
        (When options are displayed) Move to previous option (button, etc.)

    Scroll up mouse-wheel / Page Up key / R key / ↑ key
        (When waiting for input) Display text history

    Scroll down mouse-wheel
        (When waiting for clicking) Next
        (When in auto-read mode) Cancel auto-read

    C key
        Open the config menu

    A key
        Start auto-read mode

    F key
        Skip to the next unread text / choice
Text History Display
     Scroll up mouse-wheel / ← key / ↑ key
         Go to the previous page

     Scroll down mouse-wheel / → key / ↓ key
         Go to the next page
         (If you are viewing the latest history text) Scroll down to return to the game
Other
     Alt+Enter keys
         Fullscreen <-> window switch

     Alt+F4 keys
         Exit game

Config Menu

This section will explain the different options in the config menu.

Message
    Unread message display interval

        Move the tab left or right to change the display interval of one letter of the unread message.
        Moving it to the left will shorten the display interval and display characters at high speed.
        Conversely, moving it to the right will display characters slower.
        The number displayed represents the concrete display interval (in milliseconds).

    Already read message display interval

        As above, change the display interval of read messages rather than unread messages.
        With the exception of being applied to already read messages,the mechanism is the same
        as unread messages.

    Automatic page switching time

        Changes the page switching wait time of the auto-read mode.
        Moving to the left shortens the waiting time and moves immediately to the next page.
        Moving to the right side, the waiting time will be long, suited for slow readers.
        The displayed number represents the specific waiting time (in milliseconds).
Message skip
    Skipping read scenes

        By turning it on, you can skip the scenes you have already seen.
        It is possible to progress through the game more quickly this way.

    Confirm skipping

        When turned on, asks before skipping when entering a read scene.
        It is a useful function when you want to see specific scenes without skipping.
        Of course, such confirmation is only relevant when skipping read scenes is ON.

    Message fast forward key setting

        Select the key for fast forward skipping.
        It will skip even unread text, so please use with care.
        By default it is assigned to the Ctrl key.
Sound
     Master volume

         Change overall volume.
         Move to the left to make it smaller, and move to the right to make it louder.

     BGM volume

         Change the volume of BGM (background music).

     SE volume

         Change the volume of SE (sound effects).
         You can check the actual SE volume by pressing the *Test* button.

     Voice volume
         Change the volume for voices.
         You can also change the volume for voices per character by pressing the `Voices` button.

Note: With the voice patch the Master volume is removed to make place for the Voice volume.

Other
    Instant Effects

        When set to ON, all the effects in the scenario are displayed instantaneously.
        However, progressive effects such as vibration and shaking are produced normally.
        Note: depending on the scene, an unintended display may occur.

    Hide text when changing sprites

        In this game there's an abundance of facial expressions for each character.
        Whenever a character changes their expression the text is hidden during the transition.
        Therefore, hiding the text window is performed frequently.
        If you want to concentrate on the text you can turn off this feature.

    Display special effects

        There are several scenes in the game that use very computationally expensive effects.
        In this case, older PCs might suffer from lack of performance,
        which may be improved by turning OFF the display of the special effect.

    Font switching

        The default font used to display text is installed in your environment.
        You can choose other fonts from the list.
        (the settings will be reflected in the sample window, and confirmed when you press OK).

    Changing the opacity of the message window background

        You can change the background opacity of the message window in the range of 0 to 100%.

    Mouse right-click setting

        Normally the game menu is displayed with one right-click, but by changing the setting
        you can hide the text window for the first right-click, and display the game menu for the second right-click.

    Automatic movement of cursor

        In the title screen or right-click menu, the game will automatically move the cursor
        to the previously pressed button, etc.
        If you do not wish for such a behavior, you may uncheck this option.

Note: settings in the config menu are not changed until you press the OK button.

Switches Guide

The switches can be found at the menu bar of the game, placed at the top of the game's window (if you're playing in full-screen, press F10 or hover your mouse to the top of the screen to display it).

The switches are:

The following switches are under the Patch menu bar:

FAQ

Why are some hanafuda routes unvoiced?

The voices for the hanafuda stories are from the PSP game adaptation. Some stories were added to the PC game in a later patch (patch2.xp3), which was released after said PSP game. Naturally, this means no voice acting exists for them.


Are there patches for any other languages?

Check the forum thread for a list of other languages.


Can I add my own language patch to the game?

Sure! The patch makes the game almost 100% localization ready. Just having the same file structure as the English patch and naming the patch something like: patchlangX.xp3 will automatically add support for your language. Please contact Quibi from Beast's Lair before starting such a project for enhanced support and assistance.


Are saves backward compatible?

Yes. Just be sure to use "Start" instead of "Continue" the very first time to avoid any conflicts from different patch versions. See note in the Android installation section about Android save files compatibility.


Where are my saves?

Located in a folder named fateha_savedata (you are asked where to place this the first time you start the game). You can find the location you chose by looking in the config.ksc file in your game folder, or select a new location by changing the location in the file or deleting it (in which case you will be prompted for a new location on game start).


Halp! I can't get 100%!

Everyone is able to get 100% on any play-through, no matter what you do. Getting locked out of 100% is impossible, though some design flaws have made certain scene difficult to find under certain conditions. If you feel stuck, check these common troublespots for scenes you haven't seen yet:

  1. Make sure you get the prizes from both quiz ogres, morning and night, at Illya's castle. These unlock new scenes. You must get every question correct to receive the prize, there is one prize per ogre.
  2. Go to school during Day 1 at morning and check there. New scenes showing in the 2nd or 3rd part of the schoolday do not toggle the 'NEW' flag over the schoolmap.
  3. Go to day 4, morning, school, and re-watch the scene (School Maid), and if you haven't already seen it, a "!" event should appear right afterward just for that loop (Day 4, noon, school, Flip-Flop 3).

Eclipse scenes count toward your progress, but Hanafuda and Emas do not.

If these do not help, check your extras menu against this scene lookup and see which scene you are missing, then look at that date/location.


How do I stop this damn cursor from flying around to menu options?

In the Config menu, unselect "Move cursor on choice."


The game is lagging when running on Android...

If it's lagging for you (the text has a well known lagging problem) click the icon with the 3 lines on the top right on Kirikiroid2, then click Conv/ Dec XP3. Changing the renderer to OpenGL might help too. If you convert the files make sure it's done when the Android patch files are already in there. The image.xp3 might have a problem that makes it get stuck at 5mb always. Converting will fail unless you move that file out then convert the rest of the files, then move it back in. Click mid-text also might make it lag, if that happens just raise the text speed so you don't have to click.

Troubleshooting

I get a crash when I go to look at the backlog.

If you recently updated your patch, you need to press "Start" to clear out the backlog and the old conflicting version text. Pressing "Continue" keeps the version from the prior patch in your recent history, and the two do not always get along.


I'm getting an EAccessViolation

Try changing your DEP (Data Execution Prevention) settings to make sure it's enabled for essential windows services only.


I'm running the game from the setup folder and copy/pasted it to a new computer. Now Crash, boom.

If you put the save file in documents, it is still being directed to the pathname of your old computer (due to different usernames). Delete the config.ksc file in your game directory, it will ask you for a save file location next time you start, select a location (move your old save files to this location if you want to use those - press cancel to make the location your game folder itself).


I initially started the game fine, now I'm getting error messages that say "messages" and/or "kag".

Try changing the location of your save folder. Delete the config.ksc in your game folder and it will prompt you for a new location on game start.


I get a crash on game-start that says syntax error, unexpected T_SYMBOL, expecting ")".

You might not be using the patches. Make sure the patches are located in your game folder (where FateFD.exe is).


The game crashes on startup with a error in Japanese/question marks with 吉里吉里 in the titlebar.

You likely have a corrupted file. Try theses solutions: 1. Redownload the the patch. 2. Rename your fateHA_savedata to fateHA_savadataOLD (if it doesn't work, you may change the name back - if it does work, your savefile was corrupted). 3. reinstall the game.


I'm having difficulty installing the game.

Try using the No-Install Method discussed in the installation section.


Troubleshooting crashes

  1. Try re-downloading the patch first.
  2. If you had no issue for a while and suddenly started crashing, something may have become corrupted, try reinstalling the game. Your saves will remain, just select the same location when you start the game for the first time.
  3. If all else fails, post with the following information in the forum thread:
  4. When the issue happens (if it worked fine before, mention anything that changed before it stopped working)
  5. Include a screenshot of the error (don't use the forum's attachment system, it sucks).
  6. State whether the game worked correctly at one point or if you just installed the game and this happened.
  7. Attach a copy of FateFD.exe.console.log file located in the game's directory inside a spoiler tag or a pastebin link.

Known issues

Scene Lookup

There have been cases where a scene has its "NEW" flag removed, but the scene is not listed as viewed. This is usually from opening the scene then exiting. This guide will help you locate any missing scenes you have by checking it against your Extras/Scene Play menu. The scenes highlighted in red are the usual troublemakers, check those first.

10/08

Emiya's Streets School Temple
Iris' storehouse Towards the "splash" Caster's delivery On the verge of a dream
Invader That past is already Illya strikes back! Visit to the grave
Mirror of Kibisis Caren I Rider and the sandwich
Reopening Caren II The light on the way home
Dialogue: Lost Loop II Caren III Great problem at the archery club
Persimmon cooking Caren IV How about a training camp?
Rider, bicycle, and the jealous Sakura Caren V Crest fever
The King's clothes are a swimsuit (waterfront king: prologue) Caster's shopping (hobby edition) Sakura and deluxe lunchbox
Saber lately Quo Vadis Sisters' lunch
Afternoon light Lancer Educational guidance
The battle of today's menu Lancer's Heaven I The student council chairman is still going strong.
Sakura-san lately Lancer's Heaven II Let's go for lunch!
Fuji-Nee's persimmon feast Lancer's Heaven III Fuji-Nee's teacher form
Wabi-sabi-tsumami Cat-tiger family rampage
Horn (definitely) Rin and Mitsuzuri on campus
Horn (no echo)
Matou residents
After coming back
Return of the wise man
The big three female Servants' super-battle
Sea of memories
Bridge of eternity - right
Warrior's knowledge
Murder at the Twin Mansion
Spearman at work (flower shop edition)
Her holiday villa
For your forgetful self
Murder at the empty mansion

10/09

Emiya's Streets School Temple
Plushie This is not Heaven. Suspicious pair Caster's cooking practice
Potato sorrow Cleaning alone One day at the archery club Dowsing housing
Marron pie temptation Cleaning with everyone Makidera and Rin's pendant 100 views of corpses
Rider, reading, and the jealous Sakura Caren (?) Loitering on the way, main road Dream of distant utopia
Light-hearted promise Caster's shopping (good wife edition) Towards the cultural festival Respecting the countless servants
A guest from 5 years back Mimic Rin/Tohsaka Lvl 1
The trap of high-class ingredients Mimic Rin/Tohsaka Lvl 2
Sugar candy teatime Mimic Rin/Tohsaka Lvl 3
Familiar kid
Angel and a diamond
Visitor

10/10

Emiya's Streets School Temple
Iron and the second button Three girls one day Invisible Servant Day of the festival
Gorgon's cellar Killing and a fancy bear Sakura, Mitsuzuri, and the archery club Praying Fuji-Nee
Selected for the King Persistent cooking Caster Mitsuzuri Minori Rider investigates
Pool tickets and a threatening letter Successor Snake princess in the evening sun Adventures of Himuro Kane
What kind of wedding? Bridge on an ordinary night - left Lunch with the track-and-field club A samurai and a wild flower
Sakura's memories Two detectives
Autumn, sky, and a golden taste Mitsuzuri's revival
Because I groom it twice a week Himuro Kane's inquiry
Mitsuzuri visits Smuggling, fishing boat, round-the-world trip
Rin and high tech Rin's magic lesson

10/11

Emiya's Streets School Temple
Dragon trance military history (??) Gossip between the two Flip-flop 2 That night: ghost stories
Pool and the Mystic Eyes seal Anarchro-analog Rin Flip-flop 3 *1 Curse collector
Penguin-shaped shaved ice machine Border School maid National treasure
Level up? Adventures around the maid On the way home A cat, priest, and stubborn teacher
Tohsaka exploration party Sakura and Caster, united edition Crosswords and shogi problems Return
The secret to finger pressure massage is devotion. Shin-chan and the sea Training camp, approval A night at Kageyama
Dreaming cooking Caster Blue Panther vs. Black Panther Justice and the kitten Are you here to pray?
Big trouble! The ancient legend etc... Rin at the temple
Big pursuit! Two teachers, etc...

Other

Night (look in Emiya Residence at Night)
epilogue. Spider ladder Ritual window Confrontation
monster Spiral ladder Kagetsu Tohya Reverse Moon
not, Tip and chips Awakening (fake) The shore where he stayed
Ath nGabla Dead Bridge (I) Awakening (not yet) The shore where he stayed
Final night Dead Bridge (II) Silver thread Finale
Peaceful Shinto Broad bridge Decisive battle Finale.
Good night The things that suit Rider Return of the wise man Choice sake - proof of the wild *2
Hero of the bath *2 In London Return of the wise man Streets at night (patrol)
Sisters' crisis *3 Peace and quiet (I) Temple guardian Streets at night (battle)
The future is now Peace and quiet (II) End of the four nights Haunted mansion
Airmail Peace and quiet (III) Cruel teacher Tohsaka's advice
Emiya Anmar *2 Peace and quiet (1) One last drink *2 Haunted night
Quartet Overture *2 Peace and quiet (2) Execution appreciated
Stray tiger Peace and quiet (3) Those tha give and take *2
Einzbern Castle (Just the two important ones are listed)
Forest alcohol, more *4
Forest bath=present *4

Eclipse

Golden bathtub The backside of Kibisis *5 Himuro The Love Detective (3)
Beginners Himuro The Love Detective (1) Sequel. *6
Life of Sakura/Cherry blossom days Himuro The Love Detective (2)

*1: Sometimes requires you to view the scene "School Maid" right beforehand.
*2: Requires quiz ogre prize to unlock.
*3: This is just one of the last scenes unlocked, check for it last.
*4: If you don't have these scenes listed, you did not get both prizes from the quiz ogre. Go back to the one you are missing and get all those questions right!
*5: Requires Life of Sakura/Cherry blossom days to unlock.
*6: This scene unlocks at 99.6% completion, viewing this brings you to 100%.

Hanafuda Mini-Game Guide

Can be found in this file: readme-hanafuda.txt.

Illya's Castle - Item FAQ

Translated from here by aldeayeah from Beast’s Lair.

First row:

Caliburn: Dropped by defeated enemy Servants. Your Master can't be Shirou.
Tohsaka's pendant: Dropped by defeated enemy Servants. Your Master can't be Rin.
Book of False Attendant: Dropped by defeated enemy Servants. Your Master can't be Sakura.
Holy Grail: Rare chest spawn. Only found in Die Lorelei stage.
Japunika Assassination Note: Uncommon chest spawn. Only found in Die Lorelei stage.

Second row:

Saber's stuffed toy: Dropped by defeated enemy Saber.
Saber's rice bowl: Random chest spawn. Your Servant must be Saber.
Rider's glasses: Random chest spawn. Your Servant must be Rider.
Caster's coin: Dropped by defeated enemy Caster.
Caster's ring: Random chest spawn. Your Servant must be Caster.

Third row:

Excalibur...?: Dropped by Gilgamesh.
Golden earrings: Dropped by Gilgamesh.
Lancer's fishing rod: Dropped by defeated enemy Lancer.
Archer's slippers: Dropped by defeated enemy Archer.
Archer's ladle: Random chest spawn. Your Servant must be Archer.

Fourth row:

Tiger strap: Common chest spawn.
Maid uniform: Common chest spawn. Only found in Die Lorelei stage.
Hanging scroll: Common chest spawn.
Beef 2000: Common chest spawn.
A spoon from Taizan: Common chest spawn.

Strategy:

The best way to collect all items is to grind the Big Bridge stage with several Servant/Master combinations using the Scene Select feature. That stage has many random chests, and it's easy to pick on enemy Servants because they will have a very hard time getting past Gilgamesh unless you kill him yourself.
Once you have everything but the Die Lorelei exclusive items, start grinding that stage until you get the missing items, especially the elusive Holy Grail.
Don't worry about finishing the stage; even if you die/finish last/time runs out, the found items will be recorded. In Die Lorelei stage in particular, it's best to let the time run since random chests will pop up every now and then.

Credits

Developer

TYPE-MOON

English Patch

Translation

ranmafan, Dozenagent, mewarmo990, EDreamer, Kotonoha

Editing

Dozenagent, ranmafan, Kotonoha, Emiko

Image Editing:

sushimonster, Maple-tan, Waku Waku, rester, rampage202, aquamarine39, Emiko, Hintay

Quality Assurance:

aldeayeah, zero-nii, 5argan, Trubo, a wild goose's crevice, FrustratedRocka, SurferDude

Special thanks:

Voice Patch

Project Leaders

Jacktheinfinite101, Quibi, Hintay

Voice Extraction

Fshy, Hintay, Quibi

Audio Counselling & QA

Nintendo Maniac 64

Voice Insertion

General

Programming

Quibi, Hintay, ニサンカタンソ

Contact

Voice Patch forum thread

English translation project page

TYPE-MOON website

Version History

v1.0.0
v0.9.8
v0.9.7
v0.9.6
v0.9.5
v0.9.4
v0.9.3
v0.9.2
v0.9.1