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Fix Text Overflow Bug - 19/08/2019

Fix bug where text would overflow the text box if there were repeated "automatic" lines (lines which appear without clicking). This would have happened a handful of times during the course of the game.

Add Upscaled Ryukishi Sprites Option - 09/07/2019

Added Upscaled Ryukishi sprites option. See "mod options" section of wiki for more details.

Add Upscaled Pachinko Sprites Option - 22/06/2019

An option to replace the PS3 sprites with upscaled versions of the Pachinko sprites (Mangagamer, non-ryukishi sprites)
has been added.

There may still be some times in the game where the PS3 sprites will appear (CGs will use PS3 sprites, and so will
zoomed in sprites for the Answer arcs). There are also some Pachinko characters which don't have sprites at all -
they will show up with the PS3 sprites. The character portraits for the Answer Arcs will show as PS3 sprites, too.

Question Arcs Missing Voices Bug Fix - 15/06/2019

Quite a fair way into the game on the Question Arcs, voices would fail to play back (for certain characters).

This was due to a very big arc4.nsa which had all the voice files in it. The voice file was too large for the game to handle, so everything past a certain point wouldn't play.

In the new version of the patch, the voice file is split into two smaller files (arc4.nsa and arc5.nsa) so the game can handle it.

This problem affected all installs from 19/05/2019 to 15/06/2019, so there would have been a roughly 1-month span where your
install would have had broken voices. If you installed during this time, it would be best to either manually apply the voice
file pack, or re-install the game using the installer.

Mangagamer (Non-Steam) Voice File Bug Fix - 26/05/2019

The layout of the the arc[X].nsa files is different between the Mangagamer and Steam versions. The recent
voice file optimization did not take that into account, and thus broke voice playback for users who have the Mangagamer (non-steam) release of Umineko.

This has been fixed on the latest installer. If you have this problem and don't want to re-install,
just rename the arc4.nsa file to arc1.nsa, so the game can find it.

Voice File Optimization - 19/05/2019

The voice files are now stored as a single file (arc4.nsa). This will speed up
installation time (especially on a HDD), and also reduce the number of voice files on disk from about 51,000 to just one file.

We don't expect any issues, but if you find any problems with voice playback, please let us know.

WARNING: 02/05/2019

We have had a couple reports of performance problems for Chapters 5-8, even on high end PCs.
On very low end PCs (like atom CPU laptops with integrated graphics), this is expected, but not on high end PCs.

Firstly, please launch the game unmodded to check the game works correctly without mods. Please do not make any
saves though, as saves from the unmodded game are not compatible.

Please make sure to close all CPU intensive programs in the background (even your web browser!). This is because the
game uses the CPU for graphics rendering, and is single threaded, so even if you have a multicore processor
it can only ever use one core.

It's also possible for a poor performing hard disk to cause performance problems, as images are loaded
by the engine each time they are displayed (as far as we know).

If you still have problems, please post your CPU and GPU specs and a description of how
the lag appears on our Discord for us to analyse.

If you figure out what's causing the problem, please let us know as we really want to sort this issue out.

High Resolution Monitors

High resolution screens (greater than 1080p) can also cause problems (mainly on integrated graphics). Forcing your desktop
screen resolution lower may help. You can test if this is a problem by playing in windowed mode with a small
window - performance will usually improve.

Older news

23/02/2019: On the 05/02/2019 a change was made to the manual mac install instructions which would prevent you from starting the game. It has now been reverted (sorry abou that).

28-01-2019: Cross Platform Installer is now suggested in install instructions. Wiki has been refactored.

28-01-2019: Add ADV mode to Full Patch of Question Arcs

17-11-18: Add beta version of Question Arcs in 1080p resolution (previously resolution was 960p, resulting in some blurriness). You can install it via the installer or manually. Add ability to toggle language with 'Tab' button.

2-10-18: Add Japanese Language mode (thanks Naoki!). Note: currently doesn't work for "Voice Only" or answer arcs "ADV mode", due to those versions using a different script.

15-07-18: Some small changes to both arcs (to update you need both the latest script file and the latest update zip)

  • For Question arcs only, add the option to view the original game's videos since some consider the PS3 openings too spoilery. (Question arcs issue #101)
  • Use English title logo for Question arcs (Question arcs issue #100)
  • Fix transparency of images for one scene for Answer arcs (use alphablend mode images)

06-06-18: For Chiru Arcs only, minor update to script and assets (see issue #47)

05-05-18: For Question Arcs only, fix some missing voice delays.

01-05-18: Update all .exes to give a reminder if you forget to rename the 0.utf to 0.u instead of the generic/incorrect error message. Backup of the old .exes can be found here.

13-04-18: Add missing Maria/Rosa Alternate Sprites to the merged update pack (pack v4 cumulative) for Question Arcs only.

02-04-18: Question arc script was updated to fix voice/unvoiced delay bugs.

17-02-18: Did Steam update your game, breaking your patch? Follow the Question Arc Instructions or the Answer Arc Instructions.

Even older releases below. The versioning (version numbers) is not consistent with current releases.

v2.9.5

Hello, everyone. While we're getting ready to release the graphics patch for Umineko Answer Arcs, we decided to bring a new feature that will fix the sound issues some people have been facing.

Save Game Compatibility

Please do NOT expect save games to be compatible different versions of the game (specifically, when you modify 0.utf). The game will usually crash if you load an incompatible save, or jump you forward/backward in the script. You can use the 'skip' functionality to get back to your previous position, instead of loading a saved game.

For this reason, we recommend you patch the game before you start playing.

Changelog

  • Changed the way the game handles music/sfx volume (should be 25% lower)
    • Adds a new method to adjust the volume by modifying the 0.utf script (see below)
;If the music and sound effects are too loud/quiet, they can be adjusted by tweaking volX and volY
;Volume is multiplied by volX/volY, both must be integers. Default is 3/4
numalias volX 3
numalias volY 4

Prerequisites

This update doesn't need a voice or graphics patch upgrade.

Installation:

The tutorial has been moved to the wiki.

Umineko Question Arcs Voice and Graphics Patch v2.9.0

September update is here, and Chiru is drawing near! As always our thanks to @Forteissimo for his amazing eye to detail.

Save Game Compatibility

Please do NOT expect save games to be compatible different versions of the game (specifically, when you modify 0.utf). The game will usually crash if you load an incompatible save, or jump you forward/backward in the script. You can use the 'skip' functionality to get back to your previous position, instead of loading a saved game.

For this reason, we recommend you patch the game before you start playing.

Changelog

  • Fix the stakes placement in certain scenes
  • Fix some CG scaling issues
  • Fix some effects to use their PS3 counterparts
  • Small improvements to menu
  • Fix some issues with sound in a certain scene

A new graphics patch build is needed to run this version. Download it below.

Prerequisites:

Current users only need to download the files 0.utf and the graphics patch.

Please download these files to your computer before installation:

Installation:

Since this patch is a pretty big release, we recommend to start fresh and download at least the full graphics pack. Existing users can skip the voices installation.

  1. Extract umineko-voices-*.zip to a temporary directory. Open the extracted folder, and copy the contents of umineko-voices-master-8f40ccf9d66c27d9c0e454469145efac8f424f95 folder to the root Umineko directory. It should appear as the directory umineko\voice. Don't copy the whole umineko-voices-master-8f... folder directly into the umineko game directory!
  2. Extract umineko-graphics-*.zip to a temporary directory. Open the extracted folder, and copy the contents of umineko-graphics-master-5527fd9d1ba51ed9ac270972166aecf3d265f725 folder to the root Umineko directory. It will create the folders umineko\big, umineko\bmp, umineko\en and modify umineko\movie . The file small_graphics_fix.rar was mistakenly included in this release - you can leave it in or delete it.
  3. Rename the file 0.utf inside your Umineko folder to 0_old.utf
  4. Put the patched 0.utf file inside the folder
  5. Rename the file Umineko1to4.exe to Umineko1to4_old.exe
  6. Put the patched Umineko1to4.exe inside the folder

After patching, you should have the following folders: BGM, big, bmp, en, fonts, ME, movie, saves, SE, sys_se, Umineko1to4.app, voice

Mac OS Users
All the steps are the same as above, except that you replace the Mac binary instead of the Windows binary. Please replace the Mac executable at Umineko\Umineko1to4.app\Contents\MacOS\umineko4 with the attached umineko4_FOR_MAC_USERS file (rename it as 'umineko4', and keep a backup of the old one just incase!).

NOTE: We have had reported problems with this method (probably due to MacOS security). See #56 (comment) for a solution.

NOTE2: You may also need to set file permissions for 0.utf. See #55

Uninstall
To uninstall the patch, remove the patched 0.utf file and rename the original file, removing the _old (or move and overwrite the file). Also remove the new .exe and rename it removing the _old from the filename. If you are using steam, the steam "remove game content" button won't remove the extra voices/graphics files, so you will need to remove them manually to reclaim disk space.

Umineko Question Arcs Voice and Graphics Patch v2.8.5

This is yet another small set of fixes to the overall experience of the game. Check the changelog for more info.

Save Game Compatibility

Please do NOT expect save games to be compatible different versions of the game (specifically, when you modify 0.utf). The game will usually crash if you load an incompatible save, or jump you forward/backward in the script. You can use the 'skip' functionality to get back to your previous position, instead of loading a saved game.

For this reason, we recommend you patch the game before you start playing.

Changelog

  • Fix some perspective issues
  • Fix a small part of Jessica's school festival scene that was left commented
  • Release a new exe to fix the graphical blurriness

A new graphics patch build is needed to run this version. Download it below.

Prerequisites:

Current users only need to download the files 0.utf and the graphics patch.

Please download these files to your computer before installation:

Installation:

Since this patch is a pretty big release, we recommend to start fresh and download at least the full graphics pack. Existing users can skip the voices installation.

  1. Extract umineko-voices-*.zip to a temporary directory. Open the extracted folder, and copy the contents of umineko-voices-master-8f40ccf9d66c27d9c0e454469145efac8f424f95 folder to the root Umineko directory. It should appear as the directory umineko\voice. Don't copy the whole umineko-voices-master-8f... folder directly into the umineko game directory!
  2. Extract umineko-graphics-*.zip to a temporary directory. Open the extracted folder, and copy the contents of umineko-graphics-master-5527fd9d1ba51ed9ac270972166aecf3d265f725 folder to the root Umineko directory. It will create the folders umineko\big, umineko\bmp, umineko\en and modify umineko\movie . The file small_graphics_fix.rar was mistakenly included in this release - you can leave it in or delete it.
  3. Rename the file 0.utf inside your Umineko folder to 0_old.utf
  4. Put the patched 0.utf file inside the folder
  5. Rename the file Umineko1to4.exe to Umineko1to4_old.exe
  6. Put the patched Umineko1to4.exe inside the folder

After patching, you should have the following folders: BGM, big, bmp, en, fonts, ME, movie, saves, SE, sys_se, Umineko1to4.app, voice

Mac OS Users
All the steps are the same as above, except that you replace the Mac binary instead of the Windows binary. Please replace the Mac executable at Umineko\Umineko1to4.app\Contents\MacOS\umineko4 with the attached umineko4_FOR_MAC_USERS file (rename it as 'umineko4', and keep a backup of the old one just incase!).

NOTE: We have had reported problems with this method (probably due to MacOS security). See #56 (comment) for a solution.

NOTE2: You may also need to set file permissions for 0.utf. See #55

Uninstall
To uninstall the patch, remove the patched 0.utf file and rename the original file, removing the _old (or move and overwrite the file). Also remove the new .exe and rename it removing the _old from the filename. If you are using steam, the steam "remove game content" button won't remove the extra voices/graphics files, so you will need to remove them manually to reclaim disk space.

Umineko Question Arcs Voice and Graphics Patch v2.8

@Forteissimo comes back with another batch of great improvements. Check out the changelog below.

Save Game Compatability

Please do NOT expect save games to be compatible different versions of the game (specifically, when you modify 0.utf). The game will usually crash if you load an incompatible save, or jump you forward/backward in the script. You can use the 'skip' functionality to get back to your previous position, instead of loading a saved game.

For this reason, we recommend you patch the game before you start playing.

Changelog

  • Lots of small improvements in text, weather and others
  • Changes to overall graphics (sprites, character buttons, etc)
  • Control screen should now be widescreen
  • And some other miscellaneous improvements

A new graphics patch build is needed to run this version. Download it below.

Prerequisites:

Current users only need to download the files 0.utf and the graphics patch.

Please download these files to your computer before installation:

Installation:

Since this patch is a pretty big release, we recommend to start fresh and download at least the full graphics pack. Existing users can skip the voices installation.

  1. Extract umineko-voices-*.zip to a temporary directory. Open the extracted folder, and copy the contents of umineko-voices-master-8f40ccf9d66c27d9c0e454469145efac8f424f95 folder to the root Umineko directory. It should appear as the directory umineko\voice. Don't copy the whole umineko-voices-master-8f... folder directly into the umineko game directory!
  2. Extract umineko-graphics-*.zip to a temporary directory. Open the extracted folder, and copy the contents of umineko-graphics-master-5527fd9d1ba51ed9ac270972166aecf3d265f725 folder to the root Umineko directory. It will create the folders umineko\big, umineko\bmp, umineko\en and modify umineko\movie . The file small_graphics_fix.rar was mistakenly included in this release - you can leave it in or delete it.
  3. Rename the file 0.utf inside your Umineko folder to 0_old.utf
  4. Put the patched 0.utf file inside the folder
  5. Rename the file Umineko1to4.exe to Umineko1to4_old.exe
  6. Put the patched Umineko1to4.exe inside the folder

After patching, you should have the following folders: BGM, big, bmp, en, fonts, ME, movie, saves, SE, sys_se, Umineko1to4.app, voice

Mac OS Users
All the steps are the same as above, except that you replace the Mac binary instead of the Windows binary. Please replace the Mac executable at Umineko\Umineko1to4.app\Contents\MacOS\umineko4 with the attached umineko4_FOR_MAC_USERS file (rename it as 'umineko4', and keep a backup of the old one just incase!).

NOTE: We have had reported problems with this method (probably due to MacOS security). See #56 (comment) for a solution.

NOTE2: You may also need to set file permissions for 0.utf. See #55

Uninstall
To uninstall the patch, remove the patched 0.utf file and rename the original file, removing the _old (or move and overwrite the file). Also remove the new .exe and rename it removing the _old from the filename. If you are using steam, the steam "remove game content" button won't remove the extra voices/graphics files, so you will need to remove them manually to reclaim disk space.

Umineko Question Arcs Voice and Graphics Patch v2.5

@Forteissimo has been doing his best to make the patch the best possible, and I can say that it really looks even better now. Because of such a big update, a new version of the patch has been released. If you want to play with this new version, you need to redownload the graphics patch. Don't forget that.

Save Game Compatability

Please do NOT expect save games to be compatible different versions of the game (specifically, when you modify 0.utf). The game will usually crash if you load an incompatible save, or jump you forward/backward in the script. You can use the 'skip' functionality to get back to your previous position, instead of loading a saved game.

For this reason, we recommend you patch the game before you start playing.

Changelog

  • Refer to Issue #58 for the complete list of improvements

Prerequisites:

Current users only need to download the files 0.utf and the graphics patch.

Please download these files to your computer before installation:

Installation:

Since this patch is a pretty big release, we recommend to start fresh and download at least the full graphics pack. Existing users can skip the voices installation.

  1. Extract umineko-voices-*.zip to a temporary directory. Open the extracted folder, and copy the contents of umineko-voices-master-8f40ccf9d66c27d9c0e454469145efac8f424f95 folder to the root Umineko directory. It should appear as the directory umineko\voice. Don't copy the whole umineko-voices-master-8f... folder directly into the umineko game directory!
  2. Extract umineko-graphics-*.zip to a temporary directory. Open the extracted folder, and copy the contents of umineko-graphics-master-5527fd9d1ba51ed9ac270972166aecf3d265f725 folder to the root Umineko directory. It will create the folders umineko\big, umineko\bmp, umineko\en and modify umineko\movie . The file small_graphics_fix.rar was mistakenly included in this release - you can leave it in or delete it.
  3. Rename the file 0.utf inside your Umineko folder to 0_old.utf
  4. Put the patched 0.utf file inside the folder
  5. Rename the file Umineko1to4.exe to Umineko1to4_old.exe
  6. Put the patched Umineko1to4.exe inside the folder

After patching, you should have the following folders: BGM, big, bmp, en, fonts, ME, movie, saves, SE, sys_se, Umineko1to4.app, voice

Mac OS Users
All the steps are the same as above, except that you replace the Mac binary instead of the Windows binary. Please replace the Mac executable at Umineko\Umineko1to4.app\Contents\MacOS\umineko4 with the attached umineko4_FOR_MAC_USERS file (rename it as 'umineko4', and keep a backup of the old one just incase!).

NOTE: We have had reported problems with this method (probably due to MacOS security). See #56 (comment) for a solution.

NOTE2: You may also need to set file permissions for 0.utf. See #55

Uninstall
To uninstall the patch, remove the patched 0.utf file and rename the original file, removing the _old (or move and overwrite the file). Also remove the new .exe and rename it removing the _old from the filename. If you are using steam, the steam "remove game content" button won't remove the extra voices/graphics files, so you will need to remove them manually to reclaim disk space.

Umineko Question Arcs Voice and Graphics Patch v2.0

About pending issues

I know there are a bunch of issues left to fix, but we're working on them. Progress was expected to be slow, so our roadmap is to have everything fixed and fully stable before Umineko Chiru is released. Best case scenario is early next year, but this version is already very stable and features pretty much everything you need to play the game comfortably.

Save Game Compatability

Please do NOT expect save games to be compatible different versions of the game (specifically, when you modify 0.utf). The game will usually crash if you load an incompatible save, or jump you forward/backward in the script. You can use the 'skip' functionality to get back to your previous position, instead of loading a saved game.

For this reason, we recommend you patch the game before you start playing.

Changelog

  • Fixes some sprites and BGs issues
  • Adds CGs
  • Fixes effects
  • Fixes a few script and translation issues
  • 20/03/2017: Fix bug in EP4 with sprites stuck on screen after loading, see #53 (spoiler!)

Prerequisites:

Please download these files to your computer before installation:

Installation:

Since this patch is a pretty big release, we recommend to start fresh and download at least the full graphics pack. Existing users can skip the voices installation.

  1. Extract umineko-voices-*.zip to a temporary directory. Open the extracted folder, and copy the contents of umineko-voices-master-8f40ccf9d66c27d9c0e454469145efac8f424f95 folder to the root Umineko directory. It should appear as the directory umineko\voice. Don't copy the whole umineko-voices-master-8f... folder directly into the umineko game directory!
  2. Extract umineko-graphics-*.zip to a temporary directory. Open the extracted folder, and copy the contents of umineko-graphics-master-5527fd9d1ba51ed9ac270972166aecf3d265f725 folder to the root Umineko directory. It will create the folders umineko\big, umineko\bmp, umineko\en and modify umineko\movie . The file small_graphics_fix.rar was mistakenly included in this release - you can leave it in or delete it.
  3. Rename the file 0.utf inside your Umineko folder to 0_old.utf
  4. Put the patched 0.utf file inside the folder
  5. Rename the file Umineko1to4.exe to Umineko1to4_old.exe
  6. Put the patched Umineko1to4.exe inside the folder

After patching, you should have the following folders: BGM, big, bmp, en, fonts, ME, movie, saves, SE, sys_se, Umineko1to4.app, voice

Mac OS Users
All the steps are the same as above, except that you replace the Mac binary instead of the Windows binary. Please replace the Mac executable at Umineko\Umineko1to4.app\Contents\MacOS\umineko4 with the attached umineko4_FOR_MAC_USERS file (rename it as 'umineko4', and keep a backup of the old one just incase!).

NOTE: We have had reported problems with this method (probably due to MacOS security). See #56 (comment) for a solution.

NOTE2: You may also need to set file permissions for 0.utf. See #55

Uninstall
To uninstall the patch, remove the patched 0.utf file and rename the original file, removing the _old (or move and overwrite the file). Also remove the new .exe and rename it removing the _old from the filename. If you are using steam, the steam "remove game content" button won't remove the extra voices/graphics files, so you will need to remove them manually to reclaim disk space.

Umineko Question Arcs Voice and Graphics Patch v1.1

Volume Issues (Please Read)

There have been some issues with volumes, so I've modified this release with an updated script file. This changes the volumes from default_vol = 15 ,voicevol = 20 to default_vol = 70, voicevol = 60. Please try the new script file (rename 0_dvol70_vvol60.utf to 0.utf).

Steam Update Issues

It came to our attention that a recent Steam update broke the patch by replacing the patch files with vanilla Steam files. The issue can be easily fixed by reinstalling the 0.utf file and Umineko1to4.exe. See issue #18 for more information. DO NOT attempt to play the game if steam has updated the game files without first re-patching, as your save files will be shifted forward in the story (you will see spoilers).

Changelog:

  • Fixed a few typos and translation issues
  • Fix an issue with Maria's song (issue #15)
  • Fix issues #17 and #12

Prerequisites:

  • 0.utf and Umineko1to4.exe (available below)
  • umineko_graphics_fix_1.01.zip (available below)
  • Voices
  • Graphics

Installation:

First-time users:

  1. Extract umineko_voices.zip inside your Umineko folder.
  2. Rename the file 0.utf inside your Umineko folder to 0.utf.bak (or just backup it to a folder called backup)
  3. Place the patched 0.utf file inside the folder
  4. Extract umineko_graphics.zip inside your Umineko folder.
  5. Extract umineko_graphics_fix_1.01.zip inside your Umineko folder. Overwrite all files.
  6. Rename the file Umineko1to4.exe to Umineko1to4_old.exe
  7. Put the new Umineko1to4.exe inside the folder

Updating your current installation:

  1. Place the patched 0.utf file inside the folder
  2. Put the new Umineko1to4.exe inside the folder
  3. Extract umineko_graphics_fix_1.01.zip inside your Umineko folder. Overwrite all files.

Mac OS Users
All the steps are the same as above, except that you replace the Mac binary instead of the Windows binary. Please replace the Mac executable at Umineko\Umineko1to4.app\Contents\MacOS\umineko4 with the attached umineko4_FOR_MAC_USERS file (rename it as 'umineko4', and keep a backup of the old one just incase!).

To uninstall the patch, just remove the patched 0.utf file and rename the original file, removing the .bak (or move and overwrite the file). Also remove the new .exe and rename it removing the _old from the filename (only for Steam installations).

Umineko Question Arcs Voice and Graphics Patch v1.0

It's finally done! My sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to make this happen.
Our work is not done yet, but for now the patch is fully playable! After finishing our pending work with Higurashi, we'll come back to Umineko to fix the bugs and update the game with PS3 CGs.

Prerequisites:

Installation:

  1. Extract umineko_voices.zip inside your Umineko folder.
  2. Rename the file 0.utf inside your Umineko folder to 0.utf.bak (or just backup it to a folder called backup)
  3. Place the patched 0.utf file inside the folder
  4. Extract umineko_graphics.zip inside your Umineko folder.
  5. Rename the file Umineko1to4.exe to Umineko1to4_old.exe
  6. Put the new Umineko1to4.exe inside the folder

To uninstall the patch, just remove the patched 0.utf file and rename the original file, removing the .bak (or move and overwrite the file). Also remove the new .exe and rename it removing the _old from the filename (only for Steam installations).

Umineko Question Arcs Voice Patch (α-v0.2.0)

@DoctorDiablo is the real MVP version

Today's status:
We're finally working to find a way of putting proper widescreen support in the game. Actually things are not looking too good because the engine just sucks, so it's now just a matter of deciding what works better and then sticking to it.

Changelog

  • Manual fixes through episodes 1 and 2

Click here if this is the first time you are installing the patch.

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