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Fix for various issues in the PC port.

By Admiral Hyouta Curtiss

Arbitrary framerates and resolutions, reduced CPU usage, crash fixes, and more!

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Category: Modding or Configuration

Languages: English

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1 Aug, 2021 @ 4:05pm

15 Jul, 2023 @ 6:05am

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Guide Index

Overview

Features

Usage Instructions (Windows)

Usage Instructions (Steam Deck)

Comments

Features

https://github.com/AdmiralCurtiss/dgs_hackfix

- Animation framerate can now be set to arbitrary rate. (defaults to 60 but can be freely adjusted in the ini; set to 30 if you prefer the unpatched game's update rate)
- Several patches so player interaction properly adjusts to selected animation framerate -- some actions would become too fast or too slow by default. The patched values can also be adjusted in the ini.
- Resolution can now be set to arbitrary resolutions reported by your GPU/Monitor.
- CPU usage on some threads is now no longer unnecessarily high.
- Reports process as High-DPI aware so it doesn't get scaled by Windows.
- Fixes the crash some people experience when trying to 'pit' jury members.
- Has option (disabled by default) to move the multi-witness slider bar, as its default position may cover up some animations.

All options are can be enabled/disabled or configured in dgs.ini.

NOTE: The game expects to always run at the configured target framerate. If you're running this on a very low performance CPU or GPU and cannot consistently reach 60 FPS, you should change the FPS setting in the config file to the stock 30 for a better experience.

Compatible with the initial release version on Steam, both the build with Japanese text support and the build without, as well as the update from 2023-07-10. Will likely stop working if another update happens.

Usage Instructions (Windows)

- Download here: https://github.com/AdmiralCurtiss/dgs_hackfix/releases/download/v12/dgs_hackfix_v12.zip
- Place the contents of the 'data' folder (DINPUT8.dll and dgs.ini) into same folder as TGAAC.exe, then run game from Steam.
- Adjust configuration in dgs.ini to taste.
- To uninstall just delete DINPUT8.dll.

Usage Instructions (Steam Deck)

- Download here: https://github.com/AdmiralCurtiss/dgs_hackfix/releases/download/v12/dgs_hackfix_v12.zip
- Switch to Desktop mode.
- Place the contents of the 'data' folder (DINPUT8.dll and dgs.ini) into same folder as TGAAC.exe.
- Right-click 'The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles' in the Steam game list and select 'Properties'.
- In the 'General' tab, add the following text into the Launch Options field at the bottom:

WINEDLLOVERRIDES=DINPUT8=n,b %command%

- Adjust configuration in dgs.ini to taste.
- To uninstall, remove the text you entered in the Launch Options and delete DINPUT8.dll.

81 Comments

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Kokiden 22 Jul @ 4:21am

I tried your suggestion of turning on the mono settings and the sound effects work again! Thanks so much!

Admiral Hyouta Curtiss [author] 20 Jul @ 1:14pm

No, I can't say I've seen that. But that sounds like it's trying to output to the wrong audio channels, eg. you have configured Surround sound but only have two speakers. Try looking around both the in-game audio settings and your Windows audio settings if anything is fishy there.

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/app/1158850/discussions/0/4687682349643605662/ suggests that you can 'fix' this by forcing Mono in the Windows settings, but that seems like a rather poor workaround. Still, maybe it helps.

Kokiden 20 Jul @ 4:23am

Hi, I tried out your mod yesterday, and I followed the instructions for the Windows version.

However, when starting the game, some sound was missing (the text being typed out, sound affects, the click noises when you're moving from one menu to the next, etc). The BGM is still there though.

I uninstalled the mod as per instructions by deleting DINPUT8.dll to see if that would help, and the issue still persisted after that.

I uninstalled the game, verified the files, I even uninstalled and reinstalled steam but the issue still persists.

Have you encountered this issue before? And if so, do you know how to fix it?

BraxSight 28 Feb @ 5:58pm

chococake2024 24 Feb @ 11:43pm

sweet thanks for the patch :DD

jackattack 23 Nov, 2024 @ 10:27am

Duuudeeee... Thank you so much! I didn't think I needed this until I tried it out.

Would recommend this patch to anyone owning this game on PC.

Rusty 9 Jul, 2024 @ 12:20pm

Holy shit, this makes such a huge difference! Thank you so much for this guide! This PC prt really is kind of a mess, huh?

КсайКок Сихівський 29 Apr, 2024 @ 9:34am

I am curious, can I gain achievements with this?

Vd65_63RUS 5 Apr, 2024 @ 12:33pm

My god, the game looks so sharp with the patch. Big thanks, fantastic work

AlisterCat 24 Dec, 2023 @ 8:54am

Thank you for the guide! Especially the steam deck installation. Works perfectly. So weird to see the game in 90fps on the Steam Deck OLED after playing it on Switch at 30fps.

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