I got sick of waiting for my NA Beta invite to arrive so I tried this earlier in the evening and I've been having a blast, even without being able to understand 99% of what's on my screen.
1. First you need to download a program called Taiwan ID Maker HERE.
2. Now go HERE and click the image link directly above the LOGIN window on the left side. This will bring you to a license agreement screen.
3. Check the bubble at the bottom and click the button below.
4. Now you need to fill in your registration information. Since the text is all in Chinese, there's an English guide HERE.
4a. Open the Taiwan ID Maker, bring up the pull-down menu in the upper left and choose a letter (I've heard you should choose "T", but I don't think it makes a difference). Now click the upper left button in the lower right section (should've become highlighted after choosing your letter). This will generate an ID number. Copy this to your clipboard and paste it into the indicated tab in the registration menu (refer to guide above).
NOTE: If you get THIS ERROR when you submit, it means your username is already in use and you must choose another. If you get THIS ERROR it means your ID is already in use and you must generate another.
5. Download the Beta Client HERE (NOTE: The server seems to be down at the moment, but keep trying). It's 950MB, so be prepared for a wait (it took me nearly 2 hours at 146KB/s average).
6. After installing the client, it will autopatch to the latest version (about 15 minutes) and give you the option to START, CANCEL or do a FULL CHECK. Select CANCEL.
7. Now download this English "patch" HERE. Unzip the contents into the client's 'system' folder, replacing all duplicate files.
8. Re-enter the game and, once at the Login menu, choose OPTIONS (bottom button on the lower right). In the GAME tab there will be a pull-down menu to switch your language from Chinese to English. Set it to English and click APPLY (bottom right button). This only translates the menu text and *supposedly* Quest dialog (I haven't been able to confirm this), but it helps. You can also set up your VIDEO and AUDIO options here.
Have fun!
Here are a few screenshots from my first hour of play...
-Keiichi
Removed the link to the Taiwan ID maker, due to it essentailly being a CD Key generator, except for the Taiwanese equivelant of the Social Security Number. - Keganator
1. First you need to download a program called Taiwan ID Maker HERE.
2. Now go HERE and click the image link directly above the LOGIN window on the left side. This will bring you to a license agreement screen.
3. Check the bubble at the bottom and click the button below.
4. Now you need to fill in your registration information. Since the text is all in Chinese, there's an English guide HERE.
4a. Open the Taiwan ID Maker, bring up the pull-down menu in the upper left and choose a letter (I've heard you should choose "T", but I don't think it makes a difference). Now click the upper left button in the lower right section (should've become highlighted after choosing your letter). This will generate an ID number. Copy this to your clipboard and paste it into the indicated tab in the registration menu (refer to guide above).
NOTE: If you get THIS ERROR when you submit, it means your username is already in use and you must choose another. If you get THIS ERROR it means your ID is already in use and you must generate another.
5. Download the Beta Client HERE (NOTE: The server seems to be down at the moment, but keep trying). It's 950MB, so be prepared for a wait (it took me nearly 2 hours at 146KB/s average).
6. After installing the client, it will autopatch to the latest version (about 15 minutes) and give you the option to START, CANCEL or do a FULL CHECK. Select CANCEL.
7. Now download this English "patch" HERE. Unzip the contents into the client's 'system' folder, replacing all duplicate files.
8. Re-enter the game and, once at the Login menu, choose OPTIONS (bottom button on the lower right). In the GAME tab there will be a pull-down menu to switch your language from Chinese to English. Set it to English and click APPLY (bottom right button). This only translates the menu text and *supposedly* Quest dialog (I haven't been able to confirm this), but it helps. You can also set up your VIDEO and AUDIO options here.
Have fun!
Here are a few screenshots from my first hour of play...
-Keiichi
Removed the link to the Taiwan ID maker, due to it essentailly being a CD Key generator, except for the Taiwanese equivelant of the Social Security Number. - Keganator
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