Torrent is fine (easier to handle), so you should have 2 files: BetterRepack ~ 55GB and Optional Sideloder Modpack Studio ~ 115 GB.
First you should know that this Modpack Studio is ONLY to use with StudioNEO and NOT for the game.
The game and a lot of recent mods are in BetterRepack. You can leave this Modpack Studio alone for now and only install the BetterRepack.
So best is a new install:
extract the BetterRepack.7z (best is via 7-Zip) to a game folder on top of a drive as Velcro recommended, for example D:/HS2-R11 (if possible NOT C:/ to avoid access conflicts with your operating system).
Afterthen start InitSetting.exe, make your settings (resolution, normally "Enable GraphicsMod") and launch the game.
If all is running fine then you can copy your own character cards (if you have) into UserData/chara/female.
If you have extra mods (.zipmod files) from otherwhere store them in mods/MyMods.
Hi !
Regarding this issue:
I have had this event in the past, my game crashed when I pretend to start it, I mean, they load apparently good, in the screen where you choose from making a card or play the game, the voice of the girl sounds ("ilusion! ") and the music running in backgroun, but when it started, say character making, when Hatano Miwa appears, at the first eye blink and the game freezes, or simply crashes. I erased all and start again over, game running good, so what was the problem?
It was actually a bunch of sitations, first that Turbojoe says: Long names aren't good for the game, so I decided to put in a simple, instead "Ilusion honey select dx game" I used "HS2".
Second I installed all optional mods coming with te repack, bad idea, mostly of them are outdated, so I start looking what I need, go straight to the source and get them, VNGE, MMDD, clip plane, videoexport, etc. Some mods crashed my game despiste I have the latest, boob control and antialising for example. Hanmen crashed my game when I get the zipmods from KKmanager, so I made my own set, trail and error, same with Hooh assets, if you miss one simple file, or one of them are oudated, the whole thing is crap.
Third, hard drive crashed when I updated BR from 9 to 10 and 10 from 11, I used the *.exe coming in the page:
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The file is ok, the proble came for the huge amount of mods I had. so the best thing I made was download all the game and made a fresh start from zero, and repeat all, install mods, etc. I used Torrent file.
And last, but no less. I changed my game to another drive different from the root, my system runs in C.\, my game does in D:\, both are SSD. because Studio neo use write in disc when loads, also use compression of textures or something and the usage of C:\ always went near 100%, with my new set, the C:\ driver are less used.
The cards and Scenes has to be the less you can have, for example, If I going to make a VNGE, first I Choose from my whole colection of card the ones I going to use, I mean a "cast of characters", once choose them, I put them directly on chara/female or chara/male I have over 3000 cards and over 7GB. that makes the game more slow to load, so only use the ones I am going to use in that moment.
Hope you find useful this. Have a nice day!