Q: The game lags and/or feels very slow.If you have trouble running the web installer (cabinet cannot be trusted error, etc), try the 'redistributable' (aka end-user runtime) package from here.
Help?Ī: Install the latest DirectX 9.c from here. First, rename them using latin alphabet and then use TheShadows registry fixer. How do i fix this?Ī: Windows is not able to find the game's folders since their names are in japanese. Q: I'm getting this error when I hit 'Start Game' (see picture 'Registry fix').Q: After launching the game I just see a black screen with some text for about a few seconds and then the game closes! What can I do?Ī: A user reported that disabling Themes on Windows XP fixed this.So I did it in the correct order (AAE and then AA) and it worked! My problem was that I installed the game before the AA edit. (or at least keep the Options->Custom->Smooth Textures option checked).Ī: The above didn't help me. Note that this is a different error than above! What can I do?Ī: Don't use the Performance graphics setting. Q: After launching the game I just see a white screen! (the game may return to the desktop after showing the white screen).If that doesn't help you have to upgrade your graphics card!
Update your graphics drivers and/or reduce the game settings and disable the H/W Processing. How can I fix this?Ī: This is probably caused by you not having adequate hardware to run the game or by incompatible graphics drivers. If that doesn't help try reducing the game settings and disable the H/W Processing or buy a more recent graphics card.
How can I fix this?Ī: Update your graphics drivers. Q: The game freezes on the now loading black screen when I start it.See the error log for more details.' What can I do?Ī: Update Visual C++ 2008 SP1 (click the second button on Startup.exe, see below), if that doesn't work help: Install all versions of Visual Studio C++ from this link. Q: When I try to run AAplay.exe I get a message saying 'Application failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect.Alternatively, you can run the game with Japanese locale (AppLocale).
Read more about how to use the Registry Fixer and where to get it here. Alternatively you can use the Registry Fixer to fix the install location and registry. Read how to install the game properly under Installing the game. What can I do?Ī: You have this problem because you installed the game to the default or an invalid location.
Either reinstall the game and the maker to different directories or use a small mod from here that should fix it. How to fix this?Ī: You installed AAPlay and AAMaker in the same directory.