| Dragon Quest IV DS Party Chat Patch | |
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| General | |
| Author | AustNerevar |
| Type | Translations |
| Version | 1.0 |
| License | Mixed |
| Last Updated | 2022/10/30 |
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Party chat was a feature introduced in Dragon Quest VII for the original PlayStation that provided added story and characterization to the characters of the world as well as gave the player a bit more direction on where to go or what to do next.
Yuji Hori, the creator of Dragon Quest, liked this addition so much that he started putting it in every Dragon Quest game going forward (although the feature is a bit of a pain to access in DQVIII and DQXI). In fact, it’s been stated that a contributing reason for why he wanted to remake DQIV – DQVI on the DS was so he could add party chat to these beloved characters. Having originally released a decade before on the NES and the SNES, the OG versions of these games didn't have enough free space for something as extensive as party chat.
Party members have something unique to say after every major event in the game. They have something new to say after you speak to any NPC for the first time. They have different things to say when you first enter a new area and sometimes they even have different dialogue depending on the day/night cycle in each area. Also at different stages of the game’s story the party chat dialogue for each area will update and be different as well.
When the DS remake of Dragon Quest IV was being localized for western audiences, the decision was made to not translate the party chat at all. It was excised entirely, forcing the party to endure their adventure together in awkward silence.
This patch adds the removed party chat back in using text from the English Android port of the game, which did include the translated party chat text. Since this includes all the missing text from the original DS version, this should be the definitive way to play the game.
Installation
| ROM information (USA ROM) | |
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| Database match | Dragon Quest IV - Chapters of the Chosen (USA) (En,Fr,Es) |
| Database | No-Intro: DS (all) (v. 20210227-111036) |
| SHA-1 | B9132B77597BFEB8F4162B4EE51D87B4F92EDC41 |
| CRC32 | C433DB29 |
| ROM information (JP ROM) | |
| Database match | Dragon Quest IV - Michibikareshi Mono-tachi (Japan) |
| Database | No-Intro: DS (all) (v. 20210227-111036) |
| SHA-1 | 84BAF75D79B842FA5ECFDC66C112F1D19BF228AE |
| CRC32 | 3257B207 |
Included are 2 patch files, there is no difference in the end result of these two patches:
- DQIVPartyChatPatch1.0.xdelta - For the USA (En,Fr,Es) game.
- DQIVPartyChatPatchJP_1.0.xdelta - For the Japanese version of the game.
To apply the patch:
- Windows - Use Delta Patcher or xdelta UI.
- Mac - Use MultiPatch.
- Linux - Use xdelta or Delta Patcher.
Please make sure you use the right patch for your ROM.
Screenshots
Known issues
This patch is created using concrete_d’s's Party Chat Script Patcher and there are caveats with the original patching process. Character name entry will still be in Japanese.
For a full list of known issues, check concrete_d’s GitHub.
Credits
Credits to Concreted for creating the tools that allowed this patch to be created in the first place.
External links
- Author's website - https://proquestinations.com/
- romhacking.net - https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7382/
- romhacking.net - https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7420/
- GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/dragon-quest-iv-english-party-chat-patch.623447/