Patch Installation (Original Games)
The guide below explains the things that need to be done in order to play Yosuga no Sora or Haruka na Sora on Windows 11.
Step 1 - Press the windows key and type "Settings".
Step 2 - On the sidebar click Time & Language.
Step 3 - Then click Language & region.
Step 4 - Then click the Add a language button.
Step 5 – A menu should pop-up, type “Japanese” into the search box, select the language and click next.
Step 6 – Another menu should follow, ensure you select the Language pack option and DO NOT tick the box to set it as your display language.
Step 7 - Press the windows key and type "Control Panel".
Step 8 - Click the section titled "Clock and Region".
Step 9 - Click the section titled "Region".
Step 10 - A new menu will pop-up in the top menu bar click the section that says "Administrative".
Step 11 - A new section will be displayed, under the section "Language for non-Unicode programs" click to change the system locale (it will ask for administrative permissions).
Step 12 - Change the current system locale to Japanese (Japan), click ok, close out of all menus and then restart the computer when prompted.
Note: DO NOT TICK the "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support" box.
Step 1 - Extract the files from the DVD-ROM to the desktop.
Step 2 - Open the folder that contains the game and double click on the "setup.exe" file and run through the installer but pressing the go right (N) button (seen in the pictures below).
Step 3 - After the game is install apply the English patch by navigating to the install folder, normally “C:\Program Files (x86)\Sphere\ヨスガノソラ\system” and replacing the "yosuga.csx" file with the patched one.
Step 4 - Move up to the main folder of the game and then double click the file "yosuga.exe" in order to launch the game.
Step 1 - Extract the files from the DVD-ROM to the desktop.
Step 2 - Open the folder that contains the game and double click on the "setup.exe" file and run through the installer but pressing the go right (N) button (seen in the pictures below).
Step 3 - After the game is install apply the English patch by navigating to the install folder, normally “C:\Program Files (x86)\Sphere\ハルカナソラ\system” and replacing the "Haruka.csx" file with the patched one.
Step 4 - Move up to the main folder of the game and then double click the file "Haruka.exe" in order to launch the game.
The save folder for the games can be found at "C:\Users\ {User} \AppData\Roaming\Sphere".
“Yosuga” is the save folder for Yosuga no Sora and “haruka” is the save folder for Haruka na Sora, be sure to backup these files when necessary.
