Volfoss -- English translation
Version 1.0.0-beta  (2026-11-04)
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Original Japanese release: Vorufosu, Namco, PlayStation.

ABOUT
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An English translation of Volfoss, a PlayStation strategy role-playing game
released only in Japan. This is a free fan translation, made independently: no
other team's patches, scripts or tools were used. The patch contains no game
data; you apply it to your own copy of the Japanese disc.

WHAT YOU NEED
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You need your own copy of the Japanese disc as a cue sheet with its BIN tracks
(Redump set name "Volfoss (Japan)"). The patch applies to track 1 only:

  Track 1 (MODE2/2352)  <- patch this file
  Volfoss (Japan).bin
  Size          622,282,752 bytes
  CRC32         207DF109
  MD5           f08b344797155553df71b8dc840dfb00
  SHA-1         e62f2ba05751a0ceed977a35eaa735c3f7446f6b

  Cue sheet: Volfoss (Japan).cue

HOW TO PATCH
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  1. Keep the whole disc together: the cue sheet and every BIN track.
  2. Apply Volfoss_EN_v1.0.0-beta.bps to the track 1 file, "Volfoss
     (Japan).bin", with Flips (Floating IPS), RomPatcher.js (runs in a web
     browser) or beat. Leave the other track(s) as they are.
  3. Give the patched file the SAME name as the original track ("Volfoss
     (Japan).bin"), in the same folder as the cue sheet, so the cue still finds
     it. Keep a backup of the original track somewhere else.
  4. Load the cue sheet in your emulator. Do not convert the patched disc to
     another format before checking that it boots.

  The patched track 1 should match:

  Size          622,282,752 bytes
  CRC32         92A8EA7B
  MD5           c3eee6ecb14ff2e6b2e607c0ae560b21
  SHA-1         95f7cbf42d0cff875be41e0992058021ccf18a8f

  Patch file    Volfoss_EN_v1.0.0-beta.bps (5,361,147 bytes)
  Patch SHA-1   ff331e09bde6bef4c0c6b85378c3a90576becdc3

STATUS
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The story scenes, missions, menus, battles, item and skill names, the gallery
and the ending movies' subtitles are translated. Checked by playing from
power-on to the first battle on two different emulators, and by showing the
game's screens on the patched disc and reading them back beside the original.

KNOWN ISSUES
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  - The game has not yet been played through to the end by a tester. Please
    report anything that looks wrong, with a screenshot and where you were in
    the story.
  - The ending movies have Japanese captions drawn into the video. They stay on
    screen, with the English subtitle above them.

HOW IT WAS CHECKED
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  - 17 of 17 places that hold text were checked by reading the English back from
    the patched files, not each seen on screen.

CHANGELOG
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  First beta (2026-11-04)
    - First release.

CREDITS
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This translation was made by CODEC BABEL's AI agents. Agents extracted the
script, translated it, rebuilt the game's text and art, and tested the patched
game in an emulator, under the direction of the project's human lead.

  Translation: CODEC BABEL agents (AI)
  Hacking: CODEC BABEL agents (AI)
  Testing: CODEC BABEL agents (AI)

  Tools used:
    - Python and Pillow (the project's own patching and text tools)
    - Beetle PSX / Mednafen (emulator, testing)

LEGAL
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This is a free, non-commercial fan translation. It is not affiliated with or
endorsed by the original publisher, and the game remains theirs. The patch holds
no game data: it only works on a copy of the game you own. Do not ask for ROMs
or disc images, and do not share patched files. Sell nothing made with this
patch.

REPORTING BUGS
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E-mail bug reports to phil@tttships.co. Please include the version (1.0.0-beta),
what you were doing, a screenshot, and a save state if you can.
