Welcome to the secondary official page for the unofficial fan translation of .hack//Link!

Since the game’s release in 2010, it has not been released outside of Japan. After over five years it seems unlikely that it will ever see an official English localization, so it has become the task of a small group of individuals to bring this game to English-speaking audiences.

A previous patch was developed by another team, but has since been dropped. To the best of our knowledge this is the only other patch in existence and this being the case, it is the most complete patch to date. We highly recommend you use our patch for the fullest enjoyment of the game if you do not read Japanese.

Without further ado, here’s all you need to know about the team, the patch, and how to get it working!

Current Members of this Team

Kuukai – Will be translating the story elements.

JunBansyoya – Making things work, Translating menus.

Keii – Will be translating the story elements.

Kazetrigger – Will be translating the story elements, testing.

Angga – Will be translating story elements.

Deniz/Falions – Will be translating story elements.

Progress

PROJECT UPDATED Dec. 15, 2018

Translation Phase

Translation Project found here: http://dothackers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=18285

Animated scenes: 100% (DONE!)

81/81 Files

Total Lines: 2,944

Translated Lines: 2,944

Percent Complete: 100%

Standard Dialogue: 100% (DONE!)

“M” Files: 880/880



“S” Files: 1,149/1,149

Total Files: 2,029/2,029

Total Lines: 61,552

Translated Lines: 61,552

Percent Complete: 100%

Items/Extras/E-Mails: 100% (DONE!)

22/22 Files

Total Lines: 40,649

Translated Lines: 40,649

Percent Complete: 100%

Overall: 105,145/105,145

Total Files: 2,132/2,132

Total Percent Complete: 100%

Release Schedule

v0.0 – “Shadow Signs” – Released August 2011

A movie version of the main story based on the patch for those who don’t want to play the whole game. The final videos have been released to Youtube.

v0.1 – “Terror Infection” – Released September 2012

A basic main story patch that covers all the manga scenes and FMVs, and enough conversations for you to understand the gist of the major plotlines. Game text, emails, and non-essential events in the main story (even some Schicksal bosses) will probably be excluded. Basically the same thing as Shadow Signs but playable, with 100% of the animated scenes included, and with better editing.

v0.2 – “Mirage Mutation” – Released June 2014

This patch will incorporate the emails and dialogues that are bridged by “narration” in Shadow Signs. More boss battles, more system text, and more key scenes will be translated. Some sidequests will be translated. Known errors in Terror Infection will be fixed. The first few chapters of the game will be completely translated, and using just the patch you will be able to follow the main story from beginning to end without more confusion than if you knew Japanese.

v0.2.1 – “Mirage Mutation X” – Released December 2014

Added dialogue and made corrections from v0.2.



v0.2.2 – “Mirage Mutation X2” – Released April 2015

A ~60% completion celebratory release. This will keep users tied over until v0.3 is released.

v0.2.3 – “Mirage Mutation X3” – Released June 2015

More dialog and a subtitled version of the opening FMV.

v0.3 – “Propagation Outbreak” – Released October 2016

For this patch the focus will be on the all the “M” files, that is, the main quests. Little in the way of extras will be done.

v0.3.5 – “Propagation Outbreak EX” – Released January 2017

I will release a patch on this day which will encompass everything I have done up to this point, no matter how much or how little. It will nonetheless, contain new translations for many items, some extras, some e-mails and some S-files.

v0.4 – “Prophet Quarantine” – Released August 2017

This patch will include “S” files, that is, the side-quests, some skits, and some extras. Some files will be cleaned up for grammar and spelling, but many files will still need grammar correction.

v0.4.1 – “Prophet Quarantine II” – Released August 2017

This patch fixes missing lines from the previous patch, completes the menu and tutorial displays, and corrects many spelling, grammar and capitalization mistakes.

v0.4.5 – “Prophet Quarantine III” – Released December 2017

This patch includes all e-mails plus some small fixes. E-mails were not completely checked for errors. Those will be fixed in the next patch. This patch completes the story, though plot errors and mistranslations persist.

v1.0.0 – “Hero Tokio” – Released October 2018

This patch will include the rest of the game that can be translated. Some text, such as Link Judges, are currently untranslatable in this release, but such text has no bearing on the story. Any remaining errors or glitches will be fixed insofar as it is possible. This version is considered full and complete in regards to story. Any versions going beyond version 1.0 will be added merely for issues that were previously missed.

v1.0.1 – “Hero Tokio” – Released November 2018

This patch includes fixes for several hundred translation errors, spelling mistakes, style issues, text length problems, and incorrectly placed item references. Several more freezing issues have been corrected, but many still remain. Previously untranslated material is still left untranslated. Hopefully a future update will allow this material to be finished.

v1.0.2 – “Hero Tokio” – Released December 2018

This patch corrects several translation errors missed in previous patches.

Known Issues

-Some item shop and fskit menu pages crash the game. Some loading screens also freeze. This can be worked around by switching to the UMD, bypassing the scene, saving the game, and then switching back to the ISO.



FAQ (http://dothackers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=18285)

I have a question can I ask it?

Of course, but it would be appreciated if you read the thread and FAQ first, I know it is getting long but some questions have already been answered and not posted here. If you don’t feel like your question is answered feel free to ask, good questions will be added to this list.

Can I help?

Sure, if you got what it takes, Kuukai is screening people who are interested. Message me through this site or contact Kuukai at dothackers.net.

I cannot translate, can I help?

Yes! Play the game with the patch, and report any mistakes here! Only you can prevent typos!

When will this be done?

The story is complete, but some parts remain which require a programmer to update the patcher. Version 1.0.1 is considered final until these issues can be worked out.

Patch Info and Download

Mirage Mutation Patch v0.2 (June 6, 2014)

Mirage Mutation X Patch v0.2.1 (December 31, 2014)

Mirage Mutation X2 Patch v0.2.2 (April 19, 2015)

Mirage Mutation X3 Patch v0.2.3 (June 8, 2015)

Propagation Outbreak Patch v0.3 (October 12, 2016)

Propagation Outbreak EX Patch v0.3.5 (January 1, 2017)

Prophet Quarantine Patch v0.4 (August 4, 2017)

Prophet Quarantine II Patch v0.4.1 (August 24, 2017)

Prophet Quarantine III Patch v0.4.5 (December 28, 2017)

Hero Tokio Patch v1.0.0 (October 20, 2018)

Hero Tokio Patch v1.0.1 (November 11, 2018)

Hero Tokio Patch v1.0.2 (December 15, 2018)

1. How to Install

Step #1: Install a Custom Firmware (CFW) on to your PSP. This part is outside the scope of this guide, but CFW installation guides are easy to find on the web.

Step #2: a) You need to run Windows to use the software involved. If you do not have Windows, you must use Windows emulation software such as WINE if you are using Linux, but this is not guaranteed to work. Having Windows installed is your best best.

b) Create a folder on your desktop as an easy place to store and find all the files you need to download.

Step #3: Make sure you have Java installed on your system (https://www.java.com/en/download/ for the latest version)

2. How to extract an ISO from your Universal Media Disc

This step is for people who own the original Universal Media Disc(UMD) of the game .hack//LINK, if you obtained an ISO through alternate methods you may skip this step.

We highly recommend you buy the game and support the developers, but given the ease with which one can find game ISO for download today, we cannot stop you from obtaining one through whatever method you choose.

If you’re going ahead with this step, you can follow these instructions to extract the ISO.

The easiest method would be to use a build in feature of most CFW, you can start off by bringing up the CFW setting menu, generally it is accessed by pressing Select. In this menu you can change USB DEVICE to be UMD Disc using the D-Pad. Connect your PSP to your computer. Switch to USB mode, by going into Settings >> USB Connection Drag and drop the ISO file from the mounted drive to a safe location on your computer.

3. How to extract the DATA.cpk file from the ISO

The DATA.CPK file is the most important file in this ISO, this is a giant file that stores all resources used by this game. These files are used by the CRIware system, popular in Japanese games on various systems. For more information you can see their website.

Run the utility called UMDgen which is included in the above patch download. Open the ISO file in the program. The bottom window will look like a standard 2 pane file explorer, open the PSP_GAME folder followed by USRDIR. In that folder should be a file called data.cpk. Right-click it and select Extract Selected… from here a Save As dialog will open. Save it in a safe location.

4. How to extract the data from DATA.CPK

Extract and run the QuickBMS program from the tools>>QuickBMS folder. A black screen and a Open File dialog box will appear. Select the cpk.bms file. Click OK. Another Open File dialog box should appear. This is where you select the file to extract, here you select your data.cpk file. Click OK. A third and final dialog box will appear, this is a folder selection box, use this to select the empty data folder in the main patch directory. Click OK. It may take a couple minutes to do its work, so let it be.

5. How to apply the Patch to the Data Folder (Version 0.2 and Up)

Inside the main patch directory, double click on “Run_To_Patch.bat” A black screen will appear and text will flow past, when finished it will say “Press any key to continue . . .”, when you do the box will disappear. Proceed to next step.

NOTE: Running the Run_To_Patch.bat file will create a data.cpk file, so you may skip ahead to part #7. However, part #6 creates a data.cpk file with a different size which may affect your results. Pick which ever step you find works best for your PSP or emulator.

6. How to recreate the data.cpk file from the data folder (Skip if you used Run_To_Patch.bat)

In the tools>>crifilesystem folder, run the program called CriPackedFileMaker.exe. There is a Open icon near the top right corner, click on it. Navigate to your data folder and select it, click ok. In the bottom right should be a button, Build CPK file…, click it. A save menu will appear, you can choose where to save it, by default it will over write the original file if in the same folder as the data folder. This will be ok. The other settings should be set as followed. Data Align: 2048

File Mode: Filename

Try Compression: deselected

Mask directories information: deselected Click Start to Build. Take another break and let it run.

7. How to Add the New data.cpk and Other Files to the ISO:

Run UMDgen v3.50 again. Open your ISO again. Open the PSP_GAME folder followed by USRDIR again. Right click data.cpk (the original one, not the new one you just created) and select delete. Drag and drop your new data.cpk into where the old one was. In the movies folder, delete opening.pmf and replace it with the opening.pmf file from the patch .zip file. Save the ISO, it will not allow you to overwrite the old file so create a new ISO filename. Connect your PSP via USB to your computer and add the new ISO you created to your ISO folder on your PSP’s memory.

8. Now everything is done! Turn on your PSP or emulator and play!

How to Update with a Newer Patch

Repeat the instructions from 5. How to apply the Patch to the Data Folder onwards. If you run into trouble doing this, please restart from the beginning.