• Updated for v1.06a.
• Fixed the clipping of the left side of some text.
• Profile names now support SJIS correctly.
• Several typo and alignment fixes.
• Fixed several bugged win quotes.
• Added Reisen’s missing win quote.
• Fixed loader not handling the version correctly.

A big thanks to mauve for the work in getting this put together!

The English patch for Ten Desires is ready!

You can download the patch by clicking the image above (or on this link). You’ll need to be sure that Ten Desires is updated to version 1.00c; you can download the game update patch from ZUN’s website (here) if you need it.

As with the Fairy Wars patch, just point the installer to the folder containing Ten Desires and hit Patch.

Like the other English patches, spellcard names in the results screen will appear in mojibake (scrambled text) until the card has been encountered once after patching, at which point the name will appear correctly in English.

Thanks as always to our patching team:

• glasnost and the Touhou Wiki translators
• Mefidex and HY for editing
• Mr_Alert, mauve, and bofh for hacking and coding
• Halbarad for image editing
• Talaysen and cookie` for beta testing

To download the patch, click this link.

  – Updated for v1.10a.
- Fixed the clipping of the left side of some text.
- Fixed the BGM names in matches.
- Profile names now support SJIS correctly.
- Minor typo and alignment fixes.

v1.1a – released 2011/10/22
- Fixed music room crash.
- Fixed connection error crash.

• Spellcard practice replays are currently not detected correctly; they’ll show up as standard practice runs. We’re investigating whether we can get these auto-detected by the replay uploader; if this turns out not to be the case, the upload page will have fields added for you to mark the replay as a spellcard replay and state the card number.

We’re getting the gears moving on the patch process as well; we can’t give any kind of date for when it’ll be ready, but we hope to have the game in English for everyone soon!

UPDATE: ZUN has released an update patch for Ten Desires; you can get the patch here. The replay uploader has been updated to show the version of the game for the replay; older versions may or may not work in the patched version of the game. User replays are also working correctly now, so renaming replays should no longer be necessary.

As to what this means for the release of the Touhou 13 demo, no one is certain. We’ll be keeping an eye on ZUN’s blog and Twitter, and will keep you updated as we get more information. In the meantime, our thoughts go out to the victims of the quake.

If you’d like to donate to the American Red Cross for help with the relief efforts in Japan, click on this link.

Yesterday,  ZUN officially announced the release of the thirteenth game in the Touhou franchise: 東方神霊廟　～ Ten Desires. (Hereinafter referred to as TD, I suppose.)

Full translation of ZUN’s blog post:

Touhou Project No. 13: Touhou Shinreibyou ~ Ten Desires.

February went by like a flash.

Well, this year brought us sudden snow and chills as usual, but now I can start to finally feel the first signs of spring.

And so, I’ll be heading to Hakurei Reitaisai once again.

This year’s game will be “Touhou Project #13, Touhou Shinreibyou[Mausoleum of Divine Spirits] ~Ten Desires” (trial version)

Looks like Touhou is now heading towards its thirteenth shot (though technically it isn’t actually the thirteenth release). Even though I only put out one work a year, having thought about how long I’ve been at it, I imagine the target demographics for my games have changed.

And so, this time, I will be keeping the difficulty level in check and won’t be going wild on the complexity of the game mechanics.

Roughly speaking, the story goes like this: “What appeared to be bunches of miscellaneous spirits popping up all over the place turned out to be a influx of beings called ‘divine spirits’. Not able to simply let things be, the heroine sets out to investigate.” In other words, not much of a story.

The protagonists will be the usual Reimu and Marisa, as well as Sanae, who seeks to effectively harness the power of these divine spirits, and Youmu, who seeks to exterminate the out of control divine spirits, making for a grand total of four choices for playable characters.

I’m currently working on the game, aiming for the type of game that leaves the player feeling good after defeating an enemy even though the game itself isn’t that hard.

Keep your eyes peeled for an evolved “business as usual!”

* The screenshots are of a game in development, and thus the game will definitely look different in the future. In fact, I just changed something now!

Oh, forgot to add this, but what will be released at Reitaisai will be the trial version only!

 

Additionally, Youmu’s player select screenshot has been transcribed and translated.  (Note that this is only a rough guess, as some of the kanji are unclear due to the low resolution.)

Space in the Netherworld is limited.  Gotta cut down all these extra spirits!

Konpaku Youmu

Quick Draw Type
Shot:  (unfocused) Sword Chi
(standing?) Lotus Slash
* Cannot shoot during focused movement.
Spell Card: Empty Perception [Six-Root Cleansing]
Special Abilities: Hitbox becomes extremely small in focused movement mode.
Very high attack power in spirit world.

 
Characters that can’t shoot while focused? A Spirit World mechanic?! We’ll find out at Reitaisai in two weeks, so stay tuned!

ZUN has added a new post to his blog, covering some changes to the guidelines for Touhou-derived content production. There’s been a lot of news about the post increasing restrictions on derived works, although from the content of the post the net effect is not all that signifcant for most works that we enjoy in the West. The primary changes involve the distribution channels through which derived works can be offered, the use of Touhou in commercial (as opposed to doujin) works, most of which will require review and approval by ZUN. These changes shouldn’t have much effect on most fanworks that are released through the various conventions in Japan (such as albums or doujinshi); the primary targets of the change seem to be other types of merchandise such as figurines, plushies, and dakimakura.

A full translation of the post follows below.

最近、企業が作成する時に二次創作グッズが増えてきたので、それに合わせてガイドラインを改定しました。
Lately the numbers of derivative works explode when commercial works are
released, so I wanted to update the guidelines with that in mind.
　こんな感じでお願いします。
I hope things can work something like this.
　基本的に同人サークルの二次創作に関するガイドラインは今までとそんなに変わっておりません。
The basic rules for derivatives by doujin circles aren't really that
different.

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東方Projectの版権を利用する際のガイドライン　2011年版
Guidelines for using the Touhou Project setting - ver. 2011

これは東方Projectのガイドラインを2011年現在の状況にあわせて改定したものです。
This is a revision to the Touhou Project guidelines, updated for the
state of affairs in 2011.

○同人活動での利用について
Use in doujin activities
[n.b. - things doujin circles should do when making Touhou stuff, like
        having contact information visible, attribution, etc.]

　基本的に今までのガイドラインを踏襲してください。
Basically, just follow the guidelines as they've been up 'til now.
　詳しい内容は、以前の回答をまとめていただいたページがありますので、そちらを参考にしてください。
Detailed information is in the questions and answers collectod on this
page, so please have a look.
　　→http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Yoyo/1736/t-081-2.html

　なお、同人作品として発表されたそのものを商業流通に乗せてしまうことは基本的に許可しません。
Selling doujin works in commercial channels is generally not allowed.

　＊内容で基本的には個別で許可を出したり公認したりする事はありませんので、創作活動は自己判断、自己責任でお願いします。
I don't generally review or veto the contents of independent works, so please use
your own personal judgment in and take responsibility for your works.

○企業グッズでの申請について
Applications for commercial goods

　企業でグッズを販売する場合は、許可が必要です。
You need my permission to sell commercial goods.

　東方の二次創作や二次使用についての問い合わせについては、
　現在友人に受付窓口を協力してもらっています。
A friend of mine has graciously offered to serve as the point of
contact for inquiries about works derived from Touhou.

　企業の方へはこちらから折り返し連絡をしますので、以下のフォームから問い合わせてください。
We'll promptly address inquiries from commercial outfits, so please use the following
form to contact us.
　　https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFBiWldmOUlCYWpWZm9IWFAxVmJpU0E6MQ

　＊また、企業グッズで性的表現（性的表現のある抱き枕など）のあるものはご遠慮ください。
In addition, please refrain from making commercial goods of a sexualized
nature (such as dakimakura covers with sexual imagery).

○二次創作物の制限について
Restrictions on derivative works

　同人・企業とも、次の内容に関連するものについては、現在の所、二次創作を制限させてください。
I'd like to place the following restrictions on all
derivative works, regardless of whether they're commercial or independent:
　・アニメーション（※）が主体となる作品の有償での展開
For-profit development of works whose main element is animation(*)
　・Xbox360 インディーズゲームでの販売
Sale of software on the XBox 360 Indies channel
　・AppStore や Androidマーケットでの販売（企業の方は問い合わせしてください）
Sale of software via the App Store, Android Market, etc. (for commercial
parties, please get in contact with me)
　・原作の流通（一般的な同人流通）を越えた形態での販売（海外向けのダウンロード販売等）
Sale of works in channels that are further reaching than the distribution channels
used by the original works. The original works are primarily sold in general doujin
channels. So, please refrain from using download sales sites primarily oriented for
overseas customers, etc.
　・その他過剰な性的表現や、特定の個人、団体、人種などを中傷する内容等、こちらで社会通念上著しく不適応だと判断した場合
Other works (e.g. works of excessive sexual depictions and works that would slander
a particular person, group or race) when we determine that such works are extremely
inappropriate given societal norms.

　このガイドラインの発表以前に発表されたもので、これらの内容にあてはまるものについては、公開している方に判断をお任せします。
I'll leave the question of what to do with works released before this update
to the guidelines that may fall astray of one of its provisions up to the
judgment of their creators.

　※　ここでいうアニメーションとはいわゆる「セルアニメーション」のことで、3Dソフトで作成されたものや、イラストとエフェクトで構成されるようなものは除きます。
* By this I mean so-called "traditional cel animation"; computer-generated 3D
animation and 2D illustrations with special effects processing aren't included
in this restriction.

• Changed medal text from “Barely a Victory!” to “Narrow Victory!”
• Added Arabic item value numerals on the playfield
• Changed “Times Used” on results page to “Times Played”
• Updated “True Time” to “Real Time” on spellcard clear screen
• Changed Light Attack “Shoot the Little Moon” to Light Blast
• Changed Light Sign “Hyperinflection” to “Hyper Inflection”
• Corrected text in Stage C1-2 dialogue
• Corrected text in Stage A2-3 dialogue

Thanks go out to LinkedFate, SirAlex, Azure Lazuline, Anonymous, Navi, and nintendonut888 for spotting the corrections!

What’s that? Something special about today? The date, you say? Oh, is it the STRONGEST day?

Then what better day for an English patch starring everyone’s favorite ice fairy? Version 1.0 of the English patch for Great Fairy Wars is here! You can download it by clicking on the image above, or on this foxhole.

To install, just point it to the folder containing your TH 12.8 installation and hit Patch.

As with the other English patches, spellcard names in the Results screen will appear scrambled until the card has been seen again in the game, at which point the card name will appear correctly in English.

Thanks go out to all the folks that put this patch together:

• the translation team over at the Touhou wiki
• Kirisome Marila and SirAlex for editing
• Mr_Alert, mauve, and bofh for code work/hacking
• Halbarad for images
• SageAcrin, Beany_one, and Talaysen for beta testing

As we put on our fatigues and head into the Great Fairy Wars, we’ve got a patch ready for a release from Comiket 77 – a doujin game by the title of Maristice. Patchouli’s had enough, and to make sure she’ll have no more trouble from Marisa she’s confiscated our favorite black-white witch’s hakkero and broom – which prompts Marisa to start her quest to retrieve them.

A puzzle-based isometric platformer, Maristice is a tribute to the NES classic Solstice. For more information, check out the maker @N-Factory’s website. Click on the image above, or on this link to download the patch.

Installation is simple; simply download the patch, run it, and point it to the directory in which Maristice is installed. For Vista/Windows 7 users, be sure you have admin access to the install directory. The patch will only work with the full version of the game, not the demo.

The full version of the game is available from HimeyaShop.com.

Thanks go out to zalas, Akira, mauve, and Halbarad!