[AliceSoft][TRPG] Rance IX: The Helman Revolution [v2.00 out][2014/04/25]

[sailabc1]

RANCE IX IS NOW RELEASED!!!

This game takes place after the end of Rance Quest Magnum route, where Rance goes to Helman in search of a treasure that will supposedly release Sill from her frozen state which she suffered at the hands of the Demon King Little Princess during the events of Sengoku Rance. He there encounters Patton Misnarge, exiled prince of Helman and Rance's former comrade from Rance VI, who requests Rance to help in his rebellion to take back his country from the clutches of the traitors who banished him. Rance jumps the gun and takes charge of the rebel forces, this time aiming to bang Princess Siera Helman, plus any and all other cute girls that he may come across on his way to conquering Lang Baw, the Helman Capital!

Main Heroines:

Russian Kalette (new)
Kentou Kanami
Masou Shizuka
Tokugawa Sen
Pigu Geliciam (new)
Tillday Shape
Milacle Tou (new)

Other heroines:

Alkanese Rize
Crook Mofus
Siera Helman (new) who is actually disguising herself as Russian Kalette.
Maria Custard
Hanty Kalar
Amitos
Cream Ganoblade
Ruberan Zulle
Marcie Archer (?)
Elena Flower (?)
Anasel Kaspora (?)

AliceSoft have released a benchmarking tool (no gameplay no nothing, just 3D graphics display of several characters rendered by the engine) to let you people test if your machines can handle Rance IX. If your framerate is 22 or more in a given level of detail, you should be okay for that configuration. This benchmarking tool has also been TL'd in English by The Rance Translation Team.

English version of Rance IX benchmarking tool

OFFICIAL SITE [REQUIRES CAPABLE UNBANNED JAPANESE PROXY]

GETCHU PAGE [DO NOT CLICK DIRECTLY OR ELSE YOU'LL GET A "FORBIDDEN" ERROR]

TRIAL VERSION DOWNLOAD:

DMM [RESUME NOT SUPPORTED - FINISH IT IN ONE GO]
Click the 体験版ダウンロード button to the right. If popup blocker is enabled, middle-click instead.



SOFTWARE UPDATE PATCHES:

V1.01 [Sendspace] [LATEST SUPPORTED]

V2.00 [Sendspace] thanks to Pyottl [LATEST UNSUPPORTED]
Adds 4 new maps and makes Amitos & Elena playable characters [NG+ only?].

CAUTION: v2.00 is INCOMPATIBLE with v1.00-1.01 saves. You must start a new game. Only CG/scene/music and clear data for NG+ are retained. If you're in the middle of a playthrough, finish it first and only then install v2.00.


ENGLISH TRANSLATION INFORMATION:

Spoiler

NAW DICE NAWP.

This space is reserved for whenever such development occurs, but honestly, don't expect this to happen for years.

For now, an interface translation has been released on 4chan.

[mega.co.nz link] Compatible with v1.01 only.

H-code for text hooking: [DON'T USE AGTH; USE LATEST ITH INSTEAD]

Furthermore, it seems different codes are working/failing for different people, possibly depending on OS/ITH version... By "failing" I mean causing the game to crash at certain points where "ーー" characters (two successive prolongation marks) are used. Please try them all one by one to see which one works for you. The first one works in my personal experience using ITH 2.3 (2011.07.09) on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, but it doesn't for some.

/HB-C*@56FE3D
/HB-8*@56FE61
/HB-C*@56FE3F

Above only works for dialogue, and not for anything else like options/tutorial/mission objectives/item description/encyclopedia etc.)

GAMEPLAY HELP/FAQ:

Pastebin (by PoingdeFeu) [INCOMPLETE]


Gameplay overview:




OST demo:




One warning to be given to all is that this game contains optional netorare. In certain maps, if a main heroine (Kanami, Senhime etc.) is KO'd in battle, the player is allowed to view post-battle events corresponding to both cases - one where the heroine safely escapes from the captives, and the other where she is tortured, raped and likely mindbroken by the Helman captors, resulting in her bad end. The game, however, can be continued thereafter assuming the "good" escape route. But be mentally prepared for this possibility - it's upto to you to view these bad ends or skip them altogether by choosing "escape", but if you're aiming for 100% clearance, you'll likely need to view them.

[sailabc1]

I only speak for myself. I doubt it is downloadable as they always tend to release a downloadable version later. The Market for these games are extremely small so it makes more sense for them to strengthen the retailer relationship than offer it online.

Like Chaos said, stores usually open at 10am from personal experience. So if you want to get technical, it's a little under 14 hours.

Edit: Dunno about Rance, but Eushully's Memoria starts their support for the new game starting tomorrow noon.

Preordered mail shipments usually arrive the day/night before IIRC.

The leak may happen even earlier if a storekeeper or someone who knows one... co-operates.

[censuur]

Welp, I'm at the point where I'm eagerly (desperately?) waiting, just finished playing through Sengoku Rance again (<3)

I actually have some final questions regarding the endings of Rance Quest:

I'm assuming Kanami is no longer cursed, but what's the deal between her and Suzume right now, did Suzume pass on yet or is she still possessing Kanami?

What's the situation with Ferris? She was in a fairly bad state during the events of Rance 6 but she seemed to be doing better in RQ (disregarding the bit where she's impaled by chaos) I'm basically assuming she's still recovering and is going to be on the run with Dark Rance again but I'd love to know something more specific.

[andrei11]

He-he, its here!
Code "430407" on sukebei. You know what to do )

[censuur]

Apparently I don't, when I look there is nothing there? o_O

[Kali1979]

Indeed, from a trusted source so highly likely to be real and working.

[Kali1979]

Put "140425 ランス" in the search box and hit search. Its there.

[censuur]

Yea that one actually works, already found it looking around

[TokiNoKimi]

Well now we need someone to find a H-Code.

[SaintLouisX]

Well I won't have the game until tomorrow, so I can't make one until then, but for anyone else that can, the H-code I made before was from inside the D3 opcode. The code for most of the opcodes isn't very big so you should be able to find it pretty easily, just breakpoint on the D3 opcode and you'll find a place that works.

[sailabc1]

I guess it hit both Share and torrents at around the same time this time lol