3DS game only Everything the patch changes in the game: what each feature does, how to use it while playing and which script in the repository implements it. In-game names are given in Italian, as they appear in the patched game.
Translation
| What | Details | Scripts |
|---|---|---|
| Texts | All dialogue, menus, items, clothes, recipes and character names. Names follow the European localization of the DS prequel (Enchanted Folk and the School of Wizardry) where they exist. | build_text.py, build_tables.py, build_npc.py, blob_texts.py |
| Feminine dialogue | When the character is a girl, the lines about her use feminine agreement (“Sei pronta?”). The game picks the ending by reading the sex of the profile. | gender_tag.py |
| 3-line boxes | The dialogue box shows 3 lines instead of 2, so Italian sentences, longer than Japanese, are not cut. | build_code.py |
| Full names | Clothes, accessories, wands and hats have their complete name, also on the Wizard License. | license_names.py, build_code.py |
| Signs and images | 3D shop signs, lesson blackboards, the Spell & Spill magazine (replacing Berry’s), menu titles, credits and notices, redrawn in Italian in the original style. | make_signs.py, make_tutorials.py, make_magazine*.py, make_credits.py, make_images.py |
| Fonts | Accented letters and Italian symbols added to the game fonts. | build_fonts.py, font_patch.py |
| 24-hour clock | Italian time format throughout the game, bag clock included. | build_code.py, build_ui.py |
| Name keyboard | Opens on Latin letters (ABC) instead of Japanese. Proper names the word filter used to reject (Massimo, Cassandra…) are now accepted. | build_code.py |
| Boot without logos | The game starts straight at the title screen. | make_logo_skip.py |
Gameplay improvements
They are designed as part of the game world: you ask the teachers for the options, and fast travel uses the smoke of the Haunted House ghosts. None of them changes the save format.
Shops and lessons at any hour
What it does: shops, the bank, the bar and the shopping mall services are open 24/7, and lessons can be taken at any hour. Shop clerks no longer throw you out at midnight.
How to use it: nothing to do, it is always on.
How it works: opening hours live in the event scripts of the doors (script.tarc) and in a table of timed events
in the code. The patch sets the thresholds to “always open” and disables the closing events.
Scripts: patch_shop_hours.py, build_code.py.
Relationships with anyone
What it does: you can become the partner or best friend of any villager, of any sex.
How to use it: give the Bouquet d’invito (Invitation Bouquet) to the villager (walk up to them, press X and choose “Dare qualcosa”): they ask whether you mean Amore (love) or Amicizia (friendship). Magic cakes and cookies can also have the romantic effect with anyone.
How it works: in the original game the bouquet script checked the sex of both characters; the patch replaces it
with your choice. About 160 lines about dating and couples were rewritten so that they fit every combination.
Script: patch_relationships.py.
Fast travel
What it does: takes you anywhere in the village in an instant: you vanish in a puff of smoke and reappear at the destination.
How to use it: open the village Map on the bottom screen, tap a place, then tap the same icon again. It can be turned off from the Options menu.
How it works: a second tap on an already selected icon starts a new event with the same smoke effect the ghosts
use. Script: fast_travel.py.
Fast text
What it does: while you hold B, dialogue text appears all at once instead of letter by letter.
How to use it: hold B while someone is talking. Menu choices are never confirmed automatically: you always choose with A, so you can’t answer by mistake.
How it works: the dialogue “typewriter” reads the newly pressed buttons to show the whole page; the patch also
passes it the held B button. Script: options.py.
The Options menu
Some improvements can be switched on and off while playing, by asking a character.
Where to find it:
- the teachers, in the staff room: the Opzioni entry of their menu;
- the teachers in front of the classroom: the Scegli il corso / Opzioni / Lascia menu;
- Reginaldo, the dorm head: the Opzioni entry before “Lascia”. Reginaldo is not much of a wizard, so he goes and asks the Principal to cast the spell for you (the screen briefly fades to black).
The entries:
| Entry | Effect | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Viaggio rapido | Turns fast travel from the map on or off. | on |
| Soldi infiniti | Your wallet never goes down: you buy without spending. | off |
| Legami stabili | Love and friendship don’t drop when you go days without seeing someone. | off |
| Merce nuova | Restocks every shop at once, Emporio della Magia included. One-shot, not a switch. | — |
| Riusa materiali | Spells don’t use up the item you’re holding: after the spell it goes back to the bag. | off |
| Niente | Closes the menu. | — |
The character tells you whether the spell was cast or lifted, so you always know if an option is on.
How it works: the choices are stored in save variables the game never uses (bank 1, bytes 0xEB and 0xFD–0xFF). A
new or existing save starts with everything as in the original game. The code patches read those variables: for
example “Riusa materiali” changes the mode the spell scripts use to empty your hand (from “destroy the item” to “put it
back in the bag”). Scripts: options.py (menu, character scripts and code), build_text.py (lines).
Game versions and saves
- A single patch for Ver.1.0 and Ver.1.1. The patch already contains the translated code of the official 1.1
update: it works with or without the update installed. The
.3dsROM created by the patch is already 1.1: don’t install the update on top of it. Scripts:port11.py(moves the patches from 1.0 to 1.1 addresses),build_code.py. - Saves are compatible with the original game: the patch doesn’t change their format.
- Downloadable content (DLC): the game’s online service closed in 2020 and the patch does not add it. Saves that contain it work normally.
Known issues
- The shop name is limited to 12 characters.
- Some item and dish names are still abbreviated.
- A few minor textures are still in Japanese (some menus, the mail, the map, a few magazine pages).
Found a problem? Open an issue on the repository’s Issues page, with a screenshot if you can.