/hgg/へようこそ！

Welcome to /hgg/! Here are some rules!

- DON'T POST UNCENSORED IMAGES.

- Don't insult each other's waifus! Likewise, don't avatarfag with your waifu! This isn't /tesg/.

- Don't bring in drama from outside! Don't stir shit for no reason!

- If you're going to use a name or a trip, make sure there's a reason for it!

- Please refrain from roleplaying, circlejerking, or overly autistic behavior.

 

##### GETTING STARTED #########################

Make sure you're running in Japanese system locale! This is the preferred method, AppLocale works but isn't recommended or supported.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/change-the-system-locale

 

Please censor lewd images! Just spoilering them isn't enough! Blur out, mosaic, paint or put a cute picture over any naughty bits, or upload to an external host like imgur.

 

If you get an error message in a game, HIT CTRL+C ON THE ERROR MESSAGE to copy it to your clipboard. Run it through Google Translate, and if that doesn't help post it in the thread. DON'T TAKE A SCREENSHOT OF THE ERROR MESSAGE because that's fucking dumb.

 

Make sure to check the archive if you encounter a problem! If you're playing something popular, chances are someone might have had the same issue in the past and it might have already been solved.

 

If you get an error starting a game made in RPG Maker, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE PROPER RUN-TIME PACKAGE INSTALLED. The RMVX Ace RTP WILL NOT work with RMVX, and vice versa. You can get them all here:

http://www.rpgmakerweb.com/download/additional/run-time-packages

 

Seriously if you post asking "why did D&P/VH/Virgin Island crash" and it turns out you didn't install the RTP or installed the wrong RTP you're going to be called a fucking idiot. Don't get mad about objective facts!

 

 

 

##### WHERE DO I FIND STUFF? #########################

The first place you should probably look is the Visual Novel Database:

http://www.vndb.org/

This is a big, big, big compendium of just about every VN and eroge ever released for any platform, from Windows to the PSP to the PC98. The tag system is very robust and allows you to search for pretty much anything you could ever want.

 

VNDB isn't a download site, though! If you find something neat you'll have to look around for it elsewhere, such as:

 

>HongFire - Home of most big-name eroge translation and modding projects.

http://www.hongfire.com/

 

>sukebei - Torrent tracker, most reliable place to find new releases.

http://sukebei.nyaa.se/

 

>ULMF - Good for recent games, translation projects, and RPG Maker stuff especially.

http://www.ulmf.org/bbs/forumdisplay.php?f=6

 

>ErogeDownload - Good for recently-released VNs and eroge from MangaGamer or JAST.

http://www.erogedownload.com/

 

>FuwaNovel - Good for older fan-translated VNs and eroge.

http://www.fuwanovel.org/

 

>Anime-Sharing - Pretty much the first place a torrent for a new game will be posted!

http://www.anime-sharing.com/forum/

 

>The Asenheim Project - Lots of old '80s and '90s eroge, some translated, that you can play online.

http://asenheim.org/

 

 

The thread is always here, too, to answer any recommendations for specific things. Make sure to check out the Recommended Games pastebin for stuff that's currently popular!