Hello everynyan!
I am writing about how I managed to run this game on Windows 11 24H2.
1. Preparation:
a) Changed the locale to Japanese.
b) Downloaded and installed DirectX 2010 June
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c) Downloaded and installed Microsoft Visual C++ 2005-2010.
2005 (x86 and x64)
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2010 (x86 and x64)
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d) Enabled .NET Framework 3.5 in Windows Features.
2. Installation:
a) Downloaded, unpacked the archive with the game using 7-zip.
b) Mounted the game image (on Windows 11, right-click on the ISO and Mount) and installed it in a previously manually created folder C:\Illusion\AG3
c) Installed HF Patch in the folder with the installed game.
3. Solving performance issues:
a) In the game folder, in the properties of AG3 Make.exe/AG3 Play.exe, enable compatibility mode with Windows 7.
b) Downloaded, unpacked the DXVK archive
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In the x32 folder, found d3d9.dll and renamed it to d3d9_alt.dll
Copied and pasted this d3d9_alt.dll into the game folder (where AG3 Make.exe/AG3 Play.exe are located).
c) Now, when launching the game, always select the Subs button in the pop-up window and the game will have subtitles.
If they do not work, then when launching the game, select the Cfg button in the pop-up window.
In the Subtitles column, click add files and select subtitles.txt in our game folder.
Using the Up button, raise our subtitles.txt to the top and save.
That's it, I hope this will help some faded soul launch this game.