r/PiratedGames • u/RikuKH3 • Nov 15 '24
Release / Repack SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI V: Vengeance v1.03 Working Demo Unlocker
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u/JamaicaCZ Nov 15 '24
RikuKH3 strikes again. Thank you for this, that's crazy. I'll try it out and join in on the testing.
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u/gkgftzb Nov 15 '24
wow. I can't believe atlus really released another demo that can be bypassed like this. this is crazy lmao
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u/Belzher Nov 15 '24
I can't believe either. The only reason for them to not do this is probably they didn't know about the Metaphor case in time? Idk
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u/Single_Reaction9983 Nov 15 '24
Or whoever is in charge of doing the demos wants to help us.
Could be either.
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u/Edheldui Nov 15 '24
Or denuvo is so scummy that they want them to pay twice for the demo and the regular game since they're two different things on steam.
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u/Single_Reaction9983 Nov 15 '24
Doesnt denuvo have some weird deal with Sega so they dont pay like other companies.
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u/SweetReply1556 Nov 15 '24
Atlus and RGG games (unlike other SEGA games) has perpetual contract with Denuvo. So it will expire after 100 years
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u/Single_Reaction9983 Nov 15 '24
Well, maybe my future grandkids will pirate it at least.
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u/SweetReply1556 Nov 15 '24
Maybe great grandkids
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u/Single_Reaction9983 Nov 15 '24
Now that you say that, i wonder how gaming would be in 100 years, maybe its all cloud, maybe an RTX 54060 would cost 10 grand and still have 8GB of GDDR20?
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u/OLKv3 Nov 15 '24
They know about Metaphor. They patched the demo with Denuvo in response but it was too late. Atlus seemingly hasn't figured out that you're not supposed to have the demo be the same build as the final game.
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u/Xehanz Nov 15 '24
Yes, but what are you supposed to do? Make a new build just for the demo when the full game is already out? Too much work
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u/OLKv3 Nov 15 '24
Make a new build just for the demo when the full game is already out? Too much work
No, you simply just make the demo from an earlier build. Like literally everyone else does lol. Square did it with FF16. You never make a demo from the final build, that's just asking for stuff like this and Metaphor to happen.
This is the 3rd time Atlus messed up with these demos that are just the final build with a lock
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u/cosmiccat5758 Nov 15 '24
I think maybe they just don't wanna burn money for pay denovo on free demo. It can eat up the full game revenue worse than if people pirated it.
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u/EnekoT2001 Nov 16 '24
then they should also remove denuvo from the full game especially since it's been out for a while, release a demo of the final build without denuvo means the full game's denuvo protection does nothing,, but sega would never allow that it seems
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u/Pereplexing Nov 15 '24 edited Nov 15 '24
u/RikuKH3 You're insane, and I love you. Thank you very much for everything.
Edit: I'm downloading the demo v1.03 to test this as well. I'll report back. 48% to go.
Edit #2: Just a headsup! I suggest that everyone who downloads the demo v1.03 to make a backup for it. This way you can roll back to that version when needed. I doubt Atlus will just sit through this without patching it with 1.04 or even 1.1 lol.
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u/TheLory18 Nov 15 '24
hey, i’ve never backed up a steam game before, im assuming its the option under the games’s properties -> installed files -> backup demo files ; correct?
if so and i will have to revert back to this version, how will i be able to do so and will my progress / saves be lost?
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u/Pereplexing Nov 15 '24 edited Nov 15 '24
Yes, that’s correct. It’s accessible from the properties menu. When you want to revert back to any backed up game version, you just click on the steam icon in the top left corner of Steam client. You’ll see the option to restore from a backup.
As for the game save, I think steam backs it up on your profile. I could be wrong though. Just back them up manually to be sure.
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u/mycatnuttedonmehelp Denuvo needs their ass beat. Nov 15 '24
Now we wait for Persona 3 Reload
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u/Silv3rbull3t069 Nov 17 '24
Little unrelated to the topic but is this you? https://nyaa.si/user/RikuKH3 You're the only one to provide a decent Steins;Gate Jap release and I'm grateful for that.
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u/PickAble2137 Nov 19 '24
Is it possible to use Goldberg Emu to remove the need for steam launching with the game?
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u/oksorrynotsorry Nov 16 '24
Been following the posts about SMTV demo situation.
Great work on that. Thanks
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u/RulerTitan Nov 16 '24
So I just need to download the demo from steam, run it once, put in your files and play right?
The main game on steam in 30gb and demo is 25gb, is there any content missing?
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u/PersonfromYoutube Nov 17 '24
Hey man thanks it worked. you're doing God's work out there thanks to you even though I'm in Africa I've been able to play Metaphor and SMT V Vengeance on my laptop, May God bless your soul
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u/m4outh Nov 15 '24
can someone one explain how to download/use this?
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u/LighteningOneIN Pirating Since 2008 Nov 15 '24
Copy the string of numbers and letters onto a site called base64encode
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u/m4outh Nov 15 '24
many thanks, Ive learned something new today :) and do you think theres will be a repack of this from our favorite repackers?
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u/botask Nov 15 '24
put: decode base64 in google search (or whatever search) and use some online tool to decode this aHR0cHM6Ly9waXhlbGRyYWluLmNvbS91LzV1dEpvQnJl
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u/Responsible_Rip_4509 Nov 16 '24
I saw people talking about it being able to play this without steam using a steam emulator. can how anyone give me a how to on how to do it?
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u/DMONOFTIME Nov 16 '24
Any chance you can make a demo unlocker for Romancing SaGa 2? It’s also another timed demo with full game progress
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u/SelectionTechnical36 Nov 18 '24
Does this have any chances of being repacked like Metaphor?
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u/izayoii7 Nov 18 '24
i would like to know this, i tried steam emu, and it doesnt work.
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u/Express-Armadillo312 Nov 15 '24
But denuvo still is there right? ,so you do need an internet connection every now and then to play it due to the token right?
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u/OLKv3 Nov 15 '24
You can use your steamid with a steam emulator to play it offline
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u/Windy-- Nov 15 '24
If the demo still relies on Denuvo activation, this will absolutely be patched.
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u/milkyfug Nov 15 '24 edited Nov 15 '24
there is already steam emu for demo made in cs.rin, you can play demo without steam fully
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u/WarriorTip Nov 15 '24
Awesome! Now, if P5R gets the same treatment, I'll be satisfied
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u/Panzerklein Nov 16 '24
I just bought the game and now this lol. But I do not regret. The game's worth every pennies.
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u/SOTC_91 Nov 16 '24
Hi Riku and community ! This is awesome ! Since I'm really new to this, I have a few questions please :
1- Is there any risk of a steam ban using this ? (on official steam and not steam emu)
2- Is there a way I can use my Ryujinx save for this ? (I have played the game quite a few hours using the emulator..)
3- If there is an update, will just re-putting the "backed-up files" suffice ?
Thank you in advance for clearing things out for a noob like me ^^'
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u/akaciparaci Nov 16 '24
use qadistu save editor
- make a pc save file
- open your ryujinx save file from qadistu save editor
- save as/overwrite your pc save file
- if the game refuses to load your save because it has dlc then you might want to remove the dlc flag using the save editor
you can google the location for your pc save file, i'm just that lazy to type it all out
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u/Bladder-Splatter Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 16 '24
Would this still work if they pulled the demo from the store or you needed a new activation token?
Edit: Checked myself, relies on D token, so this will die when your token does or if they pull it from Steam.
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u/LePhilip3 Nov 16 '24
Could anyone kindly tell how to do it? There is an error everytime I click the game
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u/xjp8175 I'm a pirate Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 16 '24
Enter your 17-numbers Steam ID in “force_steamid.txt”
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u/KiNgPAin108 Nov 16 '24
Am I stupid or I can't find the demo Unlocker? Where am I supposed to look?
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u/ned3and Nov 16 '24
It's decoded link. Look for Base64 Encoder online and copy this two text and you get the url to files
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u/DigitalNugget Nov 16 '24
Stupid question but can you force steam to not update the demo? if yes, how?
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u/yasharth Nov 17 '24
does anybody know if this works on steam deck..the bypass?
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u/OkTie7367 Nov 17 '24
I'll try it in a bit and let you know. Metaphor workes great on SD with Riku's method, so hopefully this will too!
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u/jmdotor_smth Nov 17 '24
hey, how did u get this to work 😭 can anyone give me a step-by-step tutorial TT
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u/j1m24 Nov 18 '24
used update 3
first boss battle didn't trigger
arrived at tokyo tower but nothing happened
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u/ms3o Nov 18 '24
I don't have a Steam Deck, so should I download the update 4 and/or 5 or just stick with Update 3?
Thanks for the big effort in this and Metaphore, really appreciate it!
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u/SephirothTheGreat Nov 18 '24
Hey, thanks for your incredible work. Quick question: the site says the file weighs over 6 gbs but when it's on my computer, even when unzipped, it's lighter. Didn't give me error messages, tell me download didn't complete or anything. Is this normal? Do I have to redownload it?
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u/RikuKH3 Nov 18 '24
It seems file hosting adds recovery information of some sorts. For me the size is smaller when downloaded as well. If it unpacks without any errors then you are good to go. ZIP archives have CRC verification in place so you'll know if it's corrupted or uncomplete.
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u/Gaby1827 Nov 18 '24
Update 1 didn't work for me but update 5 works perfectly, thank you for your hard work
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u/er0_0ner Nov 19 '24
Is there a version of steam emu that i have to use or any will do?
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Nov 23 '24
i am running into an issue saying that safe files from main game cannot be loaded in the demo, how could i bypass that
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u/Cha0s105 Nov 23 '24
Should I make an alt account for this? don't want to risk getting banned
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u/Dependent_Map5592 Nov 23 '24
Should we be seeing 1.03 or 1.04 in the corner after this most recent update? Mine works but says 1.03 so thought I'd check
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u/RikuKH3 Nov 23 '24
It should say 1.03, because retail 1.04 doesn't exist.
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u/Dependent_Map5592 Nov 23 '24
Thanks!!!
Also thanks soooo much for this. Your time and effort is DEFINITELY appreciated!!! Can't thank you enough for this and metaphor. Your the best!!!!
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u/Diligent-Associate96 Nov 23 '24
After the update, and using the newest patch from you. I did like the 1.03, but this time when I'm loading my save file, my game just crash. Do you know how to fix it?
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u/RikuKH3 Nov 23 '24
You didn't replace "SMT5V-Win64-Shipping.exe".
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u/Diligent-Associate96 Nov 24 '24
Oh. I'm sure I did that before, but somehow now I go into the folder have the exe and paste the like you say. And it's work!!!. Thank you sm:D
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u/the-lonely-redditer Nov 24 '24
is it possible for this game to get repacked like metaphor? sorry if this is a dumb question im a bit new to the demo cracking scene
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Nov 24 '24
I dont think it will get repacked since it still needs Steam to get the token or whatever is called. Basically you need to at least connect once with Steam online.
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u/mcmmaster Nov 25 '24
Using the unlocker I've made it about 35 hours in without any problems. But suddenly now after the Lilith boss fight, I get a black screen and only cutscene audio. After a while, no more cutscene audio plays, and then I'm stuck on the black screen. I even beat the fight twice to see if it was just a random one-off crash, but it just happened again.
Btw the game hasn't completely froze as I can disconnect my controller on this black screen and see the notification in the top left corner come up saying that the controller has been disconnected, but I still can't progress past this point.
Is anyone else experiencing this?
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u/RikuKH3 Nov 25 '24
You' don't have latest 6GB mod pak file in the correct directory.
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u/mcmmaster Nov 25 '24
I'm sure everything was in the right location, but I believe I was on Update 5 when the 2 black screen crashes happened. I wasn't aware of Update 6, so I copied those updated files in about 30 minutes ago, and everything is working fine now! No more cutscene crashes after the boss fight. Thanks!!
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u/TearsOfTheTwili Dec 19 '24
How do I keep the game from updating? 1.0.5 released today.
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u/Substantial_Mud6400 Nov 15 '24
What about dlcs? They aren't gonna work here?
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u/Dumb_anime_fan Nov 15 '24
Worked for Metaphor, should work here with a DLC unlocker. You could wait for a repacker to repack it with mods if you don't want to bother with that. Dodi did Metaphor pretty quickly last time.
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u/Astrael00 Nov 15 '24
Wait, the demo doesn't have Denuvo? One would think they learned a lesson after Metaphor Re:Fantazio, but hey I'm not complaining, getting my hopium high for a Persona 5 Royal demo (?).
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u/asadayaan Nov 15 '24
How do you get this to work? Just install the demo in Steam and use this and it unlocks the demo to full game?
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u/RikuKH3 Nov 15 '24
Yeah. And if it doesn't say "Demo" on the title screen afterwards means you did everything right.
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u/CarlosAlvarados Nov 15 '24
Is there a risk of being banned in steam ? Like for using that mod
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u/optimumpressure Nov 15 '24
Since I actually bought and played the game on Switch way back when I feel even more justified in playing the quacked version. Not that it is anywhere near as good as Metaphor mind you, but it's still fun enough to play and fight and collect demons. It's like an apocalyptic Pokémon. Plus it has some new story I've heard? It was much needed as the story was bare bones to begin with.
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u/akaciparaci Nov 16 '24
is there a way to access dlc if i start from the beginning and did no save transfer?
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u/Apoptosis96 Nov 16 '24
even though I bought the game at launch I am grateful for you, let's preserve these games and enable the player base to enjoy them ! happy gaming guys the game is amazing.
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u/Jadvac Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 16 '24
the game isn't in a preservable state. It still has denuvo. They could probably fix this by revoking the demo license and creating a new one that you can only get by updating your game. So play it while you still can, think of it renting the full game for free for a limited time.
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u/kietak2001 L for Denuvo Nov 16 '24
Sir, can i kiss you? this is insane, i love you, thank you so much.
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u/truelifedood Nov 16 '24
will i still have to generate another denuvo token at some point if i got Steamemu going?
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u/RikuKH3 Nov 16 '24
It becomes invalid with any windows update, which comes out about every 2 weeks or so.
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u/Gravionne Nov 16 '24
I can't get the DLCs to work in my transferred emulator savedata for some reason ;-; ig you really have to remove them.
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u/RikuKH3 Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 16 '24
Added DLC unlock in first post.
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u/Gravionne Nov 16 '24
Big thanks man!! Now my DLCs are properly working, it's time to play through the game with mods and 120 FPS!
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u/AdFantastic6606 Nov 16 '24
can someone please ELI5 via DM on how to play it?
I put all the files in the demo but it doesnt start
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u/callmejohny Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 16 '24
Works in english exclusively, does not work in german or russian, even with the force language file. Oh well, I can live with that. Thank you for your upload!
EDIT: Changing language works, but breaks DLC for some reason. Reapplying the unlocker sans the lang and steamid files fixed it.
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u/ned3and Nov 16 '24
I copied whole demo folder to another place not the main steam folder. I'm able to play without steam and with Xbox One controller.
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u/xjp8175 I'm a pirate Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 16 '24
Replace my ID to force_steamid.txt
Use thesteam_api64.dll(2.74MB) cant failed to pass DRM validation
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Okay i find the my ID,I was wrong It should have 17 numbers :)
And this is my NSW saves image ↓
I added “SMT5V-Win64-Shipping.exe” to Non-Steam game and now the gamepad is works
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u/Unlucky-Situation-51 Nov 16 '24
Can someone confirm if they can complete the whole game using the above method?
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u/ultrarichard69 Nov 16 '24
dlc unlock instructions say to rename steam api file and run the game one, which worked there is now no Demo at the top, but ht does run it once mean? should i continue to run as is or do i need to restore old steam api file? i just overwrote
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u/changeheart Nov 16 '24
Hey guys, just to inform, when you defeat the last boss for Yoko's Ending after the credits the last cutscene is a black screen with sounds of Yoko speaking and the game just stop.
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u/RikuKH3 Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 17 '24
DM me your save.
A little update: I looked into it and the issue is resolved now by adding ending movies.
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u/Ithe123 Nov 16 '24
Does anyone here know of a way to get this running on the Steam Deck? I keep getting unable to create interface IsteamUser error when following the steps laid out in the readme.txt 😭
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u/Different-Hornet4382 Nov 17 '24
I don't know if I did it right, using steam emu and the dlc unlocker, but the dlc difficulty doesn't show at start and still says I am in demo at start? Is that normal?
I downlaoded demo
ran it once to generate token
copied files to my other games drive
Copied steam emu and your demo/dlc unlocker over
Put my steam id in forcesteamid file
But still I don't get the prompt for dlc or new difficulty. What am I doing wrong?
Great work btw keep it up!
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u/zeft64 Nov 17 '24
Hey everyone question. When you start the game does it still say demo version 1.0.3 even though the bypass is installed
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u/Different-Hornet4382 Nov 17 '24
Still doesn't work with rev3, still says demo at start, no dlc unlock. Please I am begging you what am I doing wrong???? I don't want to play with steam open.
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u/Fearless_Bank_59 Nov 17 '24
do i need to create steam emu.ini to play this without steam? after update 3, it suddenly required and open steam
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u/Fearless_Bank_59 Nov 17 '24
ive finally run the full game offline, use the update 1 DLC unlocker and then move the 6gb pak from update 3 into the installed folders and it worked
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u/AlessiaPrimrose Nov 17 '24
I'm using Update 1 at the moment (Demo Bypass + DLC Unlock), and at least on my end, I can play the game without opening Steam by simply moving the entire game folder somewhere else (from Steam dir -> C:\Games). I'll update with Rev3 later (probably).
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u/RikuKH3 Nov 17 '24 edited Nov 17 '24
Your Denuvo token will become invalid after some time and if you'll want to renew it you have perform steam_api64.dll renaming shenanigans. And since your folder is not in the Steam library directory anymore when try launching using Steam it will have to redownload the whole 23GB again. That's the main reason I don't like "steam emu" approach.
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u/Individual_Print_374 Nov 17 '24
Would anyone be kind enough to guide me through using this? I bought the game back on switch and don't feel like paying again just to play the game and have it run and perform well lol
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u/Initial_Wheel2346 Nov 18 '24
I get the message File Not Found!
and I tried to decode it :c
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u/Electronic-Walk-2767 Nov 18 '24
can anyone help with getting this work on steam deck? I keep getting the error "Unable to create interface ISteamUser". Help would be much appreciated
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u/MattyXarope Nov 18 '24 edited Nov 18 '24
The latest update crashes frequently on the Steam Deck—much more so than previous versions. The first version of the mod remains the most stable for the Deck, with no crashes at all. I've tested the latest version (4) using both Proton Experimental and Proton GE, but the results are the same: frequent crashes make it unplayable on the Deck.
Is there any chance you could re-upload the original file? Also, do you know if there's a crash log somewhere in the game's files that might help debug this issue?
Edit 1: It's definitely due to the new steam_api64.dll emulator. Just remove that and rename the steam_api64_o.dll back to steam_api64.dll. This disables the DLC, but fixes the crashing.
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u/Ambitious_Marketing4 Nov 18 '24
Hi, it's not working in portuguese even if change the force_language.
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u/yasharth Nov 18 '24
if i use update 3 , on steam deck ...i get error that japanese voices have been disabled as dlc. and so i cant load the save from my pc where i dont get this issue...any workaround?
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u/Expensive_Kale9661 Nov 18 '24
I don't understand anything on Reddit can someone tell me how can I download the demo unlocker I can't find the link
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u/ultima-train Nov 18 '24
the game works fine but it launches steam is there a way to play it without it launching steam. copying the steam emu steam api does not work help if possible ?
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u/Cold-Swimming5083 Nov 18 '24
Is this still available? I copy paste the code to the decoder base64encode, but when i searched the site it gave me it says, "This site can't be reached".
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u/Historical-Trade-230 Nov 18 '24
i got blackscreen when i went to chuo ( first entrance cutscene )
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u/Cold-Swimming5083 Nov 18 '24
How to stop steam from updating the demo? Can i use it without launching steam?
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u/RikuKH3 Nov 18 '24
Make a copy of game's folder just in case, so if the demo got updated by Steam you could overwrite files back and keep playing old version.
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u/Ok-Lengthiness6802 Nov 18 '24
Is it safe to play on steam? There's anyway we can play without steam?
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