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Hello guys! I've heard about the project and decided to download demo, but I can't get it to run. After installation, when I try to run it, right off the bat it gives me error message, not even starting up a single window. I'm on WinXP, 2GHz, 512RAM, GeForce 7300 GT, so I really didn't think it could give me any trouble. Does anyone have idea what's going on?

Rather than post your adequate pc stats, why not quote the error verbatim?

What's the error message?

I'm using non-english windows, and honestly, all it says is that application caused a trouble and it will be shut down, and it gives me option to see report on error. The 'signature' says
"AppName: katawa shoujo act 1.exe AppVer: 0.0.0.0 ModName: unknown
ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 91150000"
And there's further option to see technical details, and it's just a load of hex code.

There are no details given in eror message itself.

I decided to take a screenshot to show you what I meant:

I take it you've tried reinstalling?

I wonder what the odds are this is some regional language error. Or a RAM error.

PS - Is that czech?

Tried reinstalling, nothing has changed. I guess it's not anything regional-related, seeing as I played many and many foreign and indie games and it was never an issue (but it doesn't mean it can't be), and I am not savvy enough to tell if it's hardware-related.

PS. Close, but you missed, I'm Polish, though all slavian languages look alike.

Additionaly, I noticed that it's actually two error messages that appear, not one, as if program tried and failed to launch twice per try.

Ugh, it might be a regional error. Try downloading AppLocale and run the game for an English locale and see if it works.

Can anyone confirm that it works on Polish Windows somewhere else? There was a Ren'Py bug affecting some language versions of Windows like this before.

OP wrote:PS. Close, but you missed, I'm Polish, though all slavian languages look alike.

Tsk. Yeah, I was guessing along those lines. I had a fond interest in linguistics for a while. Whenever I see words shared by languages it gets my attention.

Bummer, sadly AppLocale didn't change anything.

Perhaps using English (United States) for non-Unicode programs (instead of Japanese, as VNs usually have) and re-installing?

Rednal wrote:Perhaps using English (United States) for non-Unicode programs (instead of Japanese, as VNs usually have) and re-installing?

Do you mean Using English as in "choose English when using AppLocale"? Or something in the OS itself?

Not, not for Applocale. Go to your Language and Regional Options (Should be through Control Panel), and under the 'Advanced' tab, it has a setting for non-Unicode programs. Switch that to English (United States), you'll probably have to restart, and then try installing the game again. I'm not really a tech person, so I can't guarantee anything, but it MIGHT work.

Oh, right, I remember it now, I did change it sometime ago for some game, now I see. I'll check this out.

PS. These captchas are getting funnier by the minute. Now "manhunt otter", and what next?