FFS... Someone really needs to update the first page.
But fine. As of now.
Download 3.06 from here.
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Extract it to its own folder. Do not overwrite anything. The 8.2 gigs you just downloaded are a full, working copy of Paradox 3.06 with 99% translated.
Run the game, make sure it works. If you're running a windows PC, it should. If you've got old saves, make a backup of the save folder, and copy your old one into the new mgq folder.
Hell, you can just play now if you want. But, to translate some subquest stuff in chapter 3...
Next, download this. the '_Tiny Improvs BOBmtl with patcher 0.17 (for 3.06)' file from here.
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Now, in the MGQ game folder, delete the 'one click patcher' and 'patch' folders.
Now extract the _Tiny Improvs BOBmtl with patcher 0.17 (for 3.06) so ITS one-click patcher folder is there.
In the one click folder, run "Start_Patch [52AE0DFB]" and press 2.
Wait.
Once it's reported it's done, run the game again.
On a win 11 PC, if you follow all of these steps, you will end up with a working game. I literally did it as I was writing this just to test. If you don't, either you've done something wrong, or you've got some individual compatibility issue that none of us are going to be able to help with, probably at all, but especially if all you say is 'it didn't work.'
Questions and answers.
Is this the full game?
Yes. This is a full and complete version of the game with all assets. You can play through from the start of part 1 all the way to the end of part 3 as of the 3.06 patch.
How much is translated?
All of it. However, the quality varies. All of parts 1 and 2 are human translation from the fan translation team. However, their part 3 translation isn't done yet, so after a certain point in part 3 it switches to human edited MTL.
MTL? Where and how bad?
As far as I can tell, from around the start of the Sabasa region on Alice's route, and attacking Kannad at Grand Noah on the Illias route. The whole third route is MTL. Said MTL has been given an editing pass by a human and is perfectly understandable if you pay attention. It was done with a fair amount of care.
Saves from previous versions should be compatable. Just copy over your save folder.
Mods?
In these instructions I have you delete the patch folder that contains the mods before repatching. This is because mods for an older version of the game can cause crashes and there doesn't seem to be any version numbering. There are a few useable mods in the second gofile link, the one for the one click patcher. Look in the folder at the bottom.
There are also more mods here.
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But those ones don't seem to be version marked, so use them at your own risk.