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Romance of the Three Kingdoms enthusiasts know how much nicer the game looks and functions when run on the computer. It just doesn’t translate well to the constrained console screen! But Koei stopped releasing Romance of the Three Kingdoms for Windows in English with the fourth installation. Fortunately these games tend to be translated to English by fans. To preserve these translations and to share them with a larger audience we present them here… for your downloading pleasure!
English patches for the Japanese Regular Versions by different Huang Ding.
Japanese to English Patch for Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI ver. 1.0
(Version 1.0; 4/12/06; authored by Huang Ding)
Japanese to English Patch for Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI ver. 1.1
(Version 1.1; 4/22/06; authored by Huang Ding)
English patches for the Japanese PUK Version by different authors.
Japanese to English Patch for Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI PUK ver. 1.0
(Version 1.5; Published: 12/21/06; Revised: 2/1/07; authored by EzyStyles)
Japanese to English Patch for Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI PUK ver. 1.0
(Version 1.0; Published: 1/25/07; authored by therebex)
English patch for the Chinese PUK Version by forum member Sun Gongli.
Chinese to English Patch for Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI PUK ver. 1.0
(Version 0.1; 1/24/07; authored by Sun Gongli)
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You must have a full installation of Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI in order to use the English patch. To install, download the .zip patch file using the link above, and use Windows or a decompression tool such as WinZip to open the file. Copy the San11_Eng.exe file to the same directory as your original San11.exe application file (do not delete the old file, you never know when you may need it). To launch the game with English translations, play with the San11_Eng.exe file instead of San11.exe.
We have heard of very few issues associated with the game patch so far, especially with a full unedited installation of the game to work with. Some users who have modified files in order to make the game run without the actual game disc have to launch the original game executable, San11.exe, and exit out, before the English-patched San11_Eng.exe will launch (otherwise it silently dies with no error). San11_Eng.exe does not seem to modify any other game files, so other problems may be temporary, solved by restarting the system.
The game’s primary title menus have all been translated sufficiently to allow efficient and intuitive navigation. You should have no trouble configuring the game resolution, creating a new game, and loading games that you have saved. Though it won’t be hard to access the Encyclopedia or Tutorial, both of those sections remain untranslated.
Demo screenshot prepared by patch author, Huang Ding.
The game’s primary title menus have all been translated sufficiently to allow efficient and intuitive navigation. You should have no trouble configuring the game resolution, creating a new game, and loading games that you have saved. Though it won’t be hard to access the Encyclopedia or Tutorial, both of those sections remain untranslated.
Detailed sections, such as the windows for creating new officers, creating new games, and loading a game, have been translated enough that they are usable with a little inspection.
Primary menus used for even obscure kingdom or game management functions have been translated at least in part. Detailed information tables which rely on city or officer names may still be difficult to use, as they remain untranslated, but this may change in the future. The small space provided by the game for these tables makes English translation more difficult.
To help with with complicated and game-vital city menus, I have assembled a diagram which shows you how city menus interact. English translations for these menus are excellent, and for those of you who aren’t using the patch, this should help improve ease of game use significantly.
Most important information views, such as officer profiles, the China map, and the army preparation screen, all feature enough basic translation that they are usable with a little experimentation.
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Gender Roles
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