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204 lines
8.5 KiB
Deep Dungeon IV: The Black Sorceror
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v1.0
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November 4, 2011
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KingMike Translations (http://kingmike.emxuxhaven.net)
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INTROUCTION
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This is a dungeon crawler RPG, and the last of the series.
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The first two were on the Famicom Disk System. You were a hero who
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explored a large dungeon to find and defeat the evil villian inside.
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The third game added multiple party members (including player-created members)
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and multiple dungeons to explore.
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This last game keeps the open world (much of the game is non-linear),
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but it drops the custom character creation aspect. This one also drops the
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party size effectively from 4 to 3. (at some points in the plot, you will
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have one NPC member, but they won't participate in battles.)
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Actually, one previous group, Dragoon-X, did translate this game before.
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But shortly after I released the translation patch to the first game,
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the original author asked to have that patch declared dead and incomplete.
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I noticed that game did have serious bugs. So me and odino started work on
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a fresh translation.
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TEAM
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KingMike - tools, assembly, graphics, script editing
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odino - translation
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snark - script editing
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Paul Jensen, Darkness Savior - spot re-translations
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WHAT'S DONE
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Should be complete.
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WHAT'S BUGGY
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Not aware of any bugs.
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PATCHING INSTRUCTIONS
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Either apply the IPS version of the patch to an original Japanese ROM,
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or use a program such as upset (from byuu.org) to apply the UPS version.
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And I suppose you know not to apply it to a pre-patched ROM.
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EMULATION ISSUES
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Not aware of any.
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PLAY INSTRUCTIONS
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Controls:
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D-Pad
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Move cursor
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Left/Right : Turn
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Up : Step forward
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Down : Step backward
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Select
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Change message speed
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Start
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Start game, unused during the game
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B Button
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Cancel option
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Open/close Camp menu outside battle
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A Button
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Enter option
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Step forward
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Starting a game
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Continue adventure : Continue a saved game
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Create character : Begin a new game. Name the hero, up to 5 letters long.
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Erase character : Erase saved game
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Menu screen
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Press B to enter the Camp menu.
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You will see your Gold supply as well as a list of any requests (sub-quests) you've accepted.
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Character
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View character stats.
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Level - experience level. Collect enough EXP to raise it and get stat boosts.
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Condition
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Pure - normal
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Paralysis - can't do anything. Remains after battle. If everyone is dead or paralyzed,
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the game is over and you must restart from the last saved data.
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Poison - lose HP as you walk. In this game, you can die from poison outside of battle.
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So keep a couple antidotes for protection because you might not live to
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the Temple.
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Sleep - can't do anything. Wears off after a few turns or after battle.
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Dead - no HP left.
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Until Next Level - how much EXP you need to reach the next Level.
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HP - your health.
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MP - magic points, consumed by casting spells. Can't you magic when you run low.
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Attack power - ability to damage the enemy
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Defence power - ability to take damage from the enemy
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Strength - affects Attack power
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Spirit - ability to resist magic
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Agility - attack speed and the ability to avoid hits
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Resistence - ability to resist special attacks?
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Item
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Use or equip an item, or give an item to another character, or discard unwanted items.
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Crystal
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Once you obtain the crystal, use this to view an auto-map in dangerous areas.
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Order
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Change the order of your three main characters.
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Magic
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Use a spell.
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Return
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Return to the game (or just press B).
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Explore towns to find subquests or get hints or to buy needed supplies.
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Armory
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Buy weapons, armor or speak to the owner
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Tool shop
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Buy or sell items or speak to the owner
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Inn
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Rest to restore all HP and MP for the party. Cost depends on location and number of party members.
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Record your adventure to save the game.
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Or speak to the owner.
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Temple
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Speak to the monk or bishop.
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Get treatment for paralysis or poison.
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"Call back" to revive a dead character.
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Any services have a cost depending on experience level of the victim.
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Go to the exit of town and a menu will appear asking you to choose where to go next.
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As you explore the countryside you will encounter characters. When you do, a menu will appear.
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Move - leave the scene
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Speak - talk to the character
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Examine - Take a closer look. Most often used to open treasure chests
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Items - Show a character an item.
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Attack - Mostly used with bosses. There a few bosses you can choose to fight, but you can
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avoid combat if you follow the story progress.
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Combat
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When an enemy attacks, you can choose to Attack or try to Escape from combat. If you fail to
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escape, the enemy gets a free turn.
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Attack - attack the enemy with your weapon
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Protect - Take a defensive posture to reduce damage
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Escape - attempt to flee battle. If you choose this for one character, it will override
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other commands and all members will attempt to flee.
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Magic - use a spell
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Items - use an item
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Item Magic MP Effect
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Terk potion Terk 3 Recover some HP (member)
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Laterk 6 Recover some HP (full party)
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Terka potion Terka 7 Recover a little more HP (member)
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Laterka 12 Recover a little more HP (full party)
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Terst 20 Recover full HP (member)
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Wake potion Soleclarl 3 Recover from sleep and paralysis (member)
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Eclarl 4 Recover from sleep and paralysis (full party)
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Antidote Ex 4 Recover from poison
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Flay 4 Fire damage (enemy group)
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Flare 7 Stronger fire damage (enemy group)
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Flast 12 Even stronger fire damage (enemy group)
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Flanos 6 Causes damage every turn (enemy group)
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Ray 8 Light-based damage (one enemy)
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Rea 12 Stronger Light-based damage (one enemy)
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Vark 25 Electric-based damage (all enemies)
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Varx 30 Stronger electric-based damage (all enemies)
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Hypnosis stone Solima 4 Puts enemy to sleep (one enemy)
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Sleep flute Lim 4 Puts enemy to sleep (enemy group)
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Silence stone Seals the enemy's magic (one enemy)
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Silence flute Cross 8 Seals the enemy's magic (all enemies)
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Power potion Ento 2 Raises Attack power (member)
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Enta 4 Raises Attack power (party)
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Soltect 2 Raises Defence power (member)
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Tect 6 Raises Defence power (full party)
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Kaito 5 Raises Spirit (full party)
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Ende potion Ende 10 Raises Resistence (full party)
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Holy vase Elemental 20 Summons Efreet
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Dragon vase Dragorl 33 Summons Hiryuu
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Veil 12 Reduce encounter rate(?)
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Move stone Turn 20 Warp to last saved point (you can even use to bail out of battle!)
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Hell water Recover MP
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Charm Recover MP
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Hades potion Revive a dead character with full HP and MP
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Flame scroll Fire damage (one enemy)
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Stamina sand Raise Max HP by 1 permanently
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Wisdom sand Raise Map MP by 1 permanently
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Power sand Raise Strength by 1 permanently
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Spirit sand Raise Spirit by 1 permanently
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Agility sand Raise Agility by 1 permanently
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Resistence sand Raise Resistence by 1 permanently
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COPYRIGHT
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Original game (c)1990 by Hummingbird Soft and Asmik
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English translation (c)2011 by KingMike, odino and snark
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I am not affiliated with Hummingbird or Asmik.
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Do not distribute the game image ("ROM") and the patch.
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This patch is for non-profit recreational use.
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Use it if you have an original, but play on emulator or flash cart. Don't destroy donors.
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I do not support or condone reproductions.
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If you're thinking of selling a reproduction of this translation, I don't care if you die in a fire (as I long don't have to see it). |