Breath of Fire IV: Breath of Fire IV Dengeki Store Restoration

The Dengeki Store is a secret area in Breath of Fire IV. In the Japanese release, it can be accessed by playing a patched save file created by the CD that came with volume 147 of the Dengeki PlayStation magazine.

No equivalent promotion exists in North America/Europe, and the area was left untranslated in the English versions.

This hack restores the Dengeki Store area for the North American release. It comes with a complete translation of the store's dialogues and a memory card patcher to allow any save file to access the area.

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Breath of Fire IV Dengeki Store Restoration
v1.0 (24/12/2022)
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Table of Contents
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0. Credits - [CRED]
1. Using the patcher - [USNG]
1.1 Compatibility
1.1.1 Save files
1.2 Patching the image
1.3 Patching the memory card
2. How the lottery works - [LTTO]
3. Changelog - [CLOG]



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0. Credits
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Navarchos - Hacking, programming, script editing
Ratty - Original translations
FlamePurge - Script editing and modifications

The third-party projects used by this patcher can be found at LICENSES.txt.



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1. Using the patcher
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There are two patchers:

* Memory card patcher (memcard patcher.exe)
This patcher enables the Dengeki Store area to be accessed from the save
file. You have to patch your memory card before you can access the Dengeki
Store. By default, it creates a copy of the memory card instead of
overwriting it, though this behaviour can be suppressed.

* BIN patcher (dengeki patcher.exe)
This patcher makes the necessary changes to the BIN file. It adds
translations and missing files to the area. It always creates a new copy
of the BIN file.

+++ 1.1 Compatibility +++
The patcher is currently designed to work with only the North American release
of the game (SLUS-01324).

++++ 1.1.1 Save files ++++
Save files generated by the memory card patcher will work on the vanilla
version of the game. This will allow you to access the Dengeki Store area
without any translations applied.
Its compatibility with the uncensored hack can be checked using the
compatibility table of the uncensored hack.

+++ 1.2 Patching the image +++
1. Open the BIN patcher
2. Select the BIN file you want to patch
3. Press "Patch!" and the patcher will generate a new BIN file in the same
folder as the patcher called "Breath of Fire IV Dengeki.bin" along with a
matching .cue file

+++ 1.3 Patching the memory card +++
1. Open the memory card patcher
2. Select the memory card file you want to patch. These files normally have
the file extensions .mcd, .mcr, or .srm
3. Use the checkboxes to select which save slots you want to patch
4. If you wish to overwrite the memory card file, disable "Do not overwrite"
5. Press "Patch!"

After you have done all the steps above, you can then go to the Dengeki Store
through a path that leads south from Mt. Glom, then heads west.



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2. How the lottery works
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You can find two Manillo merchants in the Dengeki store. The blue Manillo
sells weapons and items. The orange Manillo is the lottery merchant. From him,
you can buy lottery tickets to play in the lottery.

The lottery works like so:
1. There are three prizes. The third prize is 3,000 zenny, the second is
30,000 zenny, and the first is 300,000 zenny.
2. You buy ticket(s). Each time you buy a ticket, you are asked to choose four
numbers
3. Then, leave the store area and fight some battles
4. Return to the store and talk to the orange Manillo again. He'll then check
your card against the winning numbers
5. To get first prize, all four numbers on a ticket must match any of the five
winning possibilities. To get second prize, the last three digits must match
any of the three winning possibilities. To get third prize, the last two
digits must match the one winning possibility.



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3. Changelog
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24/12/2022 - v1.0 - First release


Breath of Fire IV (US, SLUS-01324)