Galaxy Angel II PC 0.10.0

Galaxy Angel II PC 0.10.0: a native PC port of the Galaxy Angel II trilogy (Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira, Mugen Kairou no Kagi, Eigou Kaiki no Toki).

You need your own disc images of the five Japanese PS2 discs. No game data is included.

Downloads

Easiest: the installer. It installs the newest release, adds it to the Start menu / application menu, and keeps it up to date.

System	Installer
Windows 10/11, x86-64	galaxy-angel-2-pc-installer-windows-x86_64.exe
Linux x86-64	galaxy-angel-2-pc-installer-linux-x86_64 (chmod +x it first)
Linux ARM64, including the Steam Frame	galaxy-angel-2-pc-installer-linux-arm64 (chmod +x it first)

Or the archives, to extract anywhere (each has the same updater, ga2-installer):

System	File
Windows 10/11, x86-64	galaxy-angel-2-pc-v0.10.0-windows-x86_64.zip
Linux x86-64 (glibc 2.31+: Ubuntu 20.04, Debian 11, Fedora 32 and later)	galaxy-angel-2-pc-v0.10.0-linux-x86_64.tar.xz
Linux ARM64, including the Steam Frame (glibc 2.31+)	galaxy-angel-2-pc-v0.10.0-linux-arm64.tar.xz

You need a GPU with Vulkan 1.3. Run the installer (or extract the archive), start the game from the menu or run ga2 (ga2.exe), drag your .iso files onto the window (or put them in the isos folder of the data folder) and pick a game. SHA256SUMS.txt has the checksums.

New in 0.10.0

• Installer and updater for Windows and Linux (x86-64 and ARM64): installs the newest release, checks every download against its SHA-256, adds menu and desktop shortcuts, shows what's new, and updates in place (an update that fails puts the old files back). It updates itself, uninstalls cleanly, and never touches your saves, settings, discs or mods. Every install carries it as ga2-installer.
• Sharp, even text at 2x and 4x, in English and Japanese: the text is drawn from a vector font with its own spacing and kerning, and in 2D scenes at your window's own resolution, like any other text on your desktop. Anime4K, smoothing, debanding and scaling never touch it.
• Button prompts are drawn at the window's resolution too. The keyboard's Enter prompt shows the return arrow (↵).
• Anime4K per layer: every CG, background, character sprite and UI picture is upscaled on its own, so line art and fine detail stay crisp. Upscaled pictures are cached on disk.
• 4x at high frame rates: the picture goes from the graphics card straight to the window. At 4x, menus, story scenes and loading screens hold 175 fps (about 90 before) on a fast GPU. In VR both eyes take the same route.
• No more slow motion at 4x: with a high frame rate the game used to run slowed down when the graphics card couldn't keep up. Now the frame rate steps down instead.
• Smarter frame-rate steps: when the PC can't hold the chosen rate, it steps to the next rate in the settings list (165, 144, 120, ...) instead of straight to 120 or 60. The Zettai ship map (3D) runs at 144 with a 175 cap.
• Faster 3D scenes: graphics work runs on its own thread, and texture and model data are handled faster.
• Pictures larger than the window are shrunk with an area-averaged filter, so text and thin lines keep an even weight.

The frame rate is a setting (Options or F2): 60 to 240, a custom value, or Monitor refresh rate.

Tested

Each download from this release was tested from a fresh data folder: disc import, then play.

• Linux x86-64: all five discs imported; Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira from the logos through New Game into the prologue at 4x with a 175 fps cap at 2560x1440 (NVIDIA): 175 fps at full speed, with the picture going straight from the graphics card to the window. Sound through PulseAudio.
• Windows x86-64 (under Wine): Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira from the title screen through New Game and the prologue into chapter 1 (Vulkan renderer, sound through WASAPI).
• Linux ARM64 on Ubuntu 20.04 (glibc 2.31): Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira from the logos through New Game into the prologue, with the software renderer.
• Installer: the release's own installers installed their full archives from a fresh folder on Linux x86-64, Linux ARM64 (Ubuntu 20.04) and Windows (under Wine). On Linux and Windows also: an update that removes dropped files and keeps your own, a failed update rolled back, uninstall (shortcuts and the Apps & features entry included), and the installer updating itself.

The sharp text, per-layer Anime4K and the frame-rate steps (the Zettai ship map at 144 fps with a 175 cap) were tested on the development build before release. VR was not tried on a headset for this release.

Galaxy Angel II PC 0.9.0

Galaxy Angel II PC 0.9.0: a native PC port of the Galaxy Angel II trilogy (Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira, Mugen Kairou no Kagi, Eigou Kaiki no Toki).

You need your own disc images of the five Japanese PS2 discs. No game data is included.

Downloads

System	File
Windows 10/11, x86-64	galaxy-angel-2-pc-v0.9.0-windows-x86_64.zip
Linux x86-64 (glibc 2.31+: Ubuntu 20.04, Debian 11, Fedora 32 and later)	galaxy-angel-2-pc-v0.9.0-linux-x86_64.tar.xz
Linux ARM64, including the Steam Frame (glibc 2.31+)	galaxy-angel-2-pc-v0.9.0-linux-arm64.tar.xz

You need a GPU with Vulkan 1.3. Extract the archive, run ga2 (ga2.exe), drag your .iso files onto the window (or put them in the isos folder of the data folder) and pick a game. SHA256SUMS.txt has the checksums.

New in 0.9.0

• English translation included. Set Options > Language to English. The story, character names, battle dialogue, menus, the staff roll and the translated pictures all switch. It ships in each build's mods/ga2-en folder.
• Sharper 2D at 2x and 4x:
  • text keeps its full resolution in story scenes, including with Anime4K
  • new high-resolution button prompts for every controller and the keyboard, blended into the art behind them
  • debanding on by default, leaving text sharp
• Widescreen battle HUD fixes: unit markers and the minimap's blips stay on their units at 16:9 and wider.
• Steam Frame:
  • the Frame controller profile, with its D-pad
  • SteamVR's own OpenXR loader
  • the 4x internal resolution covers the Frame's recommended 1728x1728 eye size
  • disc import from an isos folder
  • a launcher that works entirely with a gamepad
  • a guide (STEAM_FRAME.md in the archive)
• VR: a controller table in the README covering Quest, Rift, Pico, Reverb G2, Index and the Frame. Each 2D scene is a 4:3 screen in the space sky, and each 3D scene surrounds you in 6DoF stereo.
• Linux builds need only glibc 2.31 or later and libGL from the system.

Tested

Each download from this release was tested from a fresh data folder: disc import, then play.

• Linux x86-64: all five discs imported; Eigou Kaiki no Toki from a save through the story, the launch movie and Angel Select into the first battle (Vulkan renderer, sound through PulseAudio). Ten minutes, no crashes or stalls.
• Windows x86-64 (under Wine): Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira from the title screen through New Game, the prologue and its dialogue into chapter 1 (Vulkan renderer, sound through WASAPI).
• Linux ARM64 on Ubuntu 20.04 (glibc 2.31): Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira from the logos through New Game into the prologue, with the software renderer.

The English translation, the button prompts, widescreen and the 2x/4x modes were tested on the development build before release.

Galaxy Angel II PC 0.8.0

The first public release of Galaxy Angel 2 PC, a native PC port of the Galaxy Angel II trilogy (Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira, Mugen Kairou no Kagi, Eigou Kaiki no Toki) made with PS2Recomp static recompilation.

You need your own disc images of the five Japanese PS2 discs. No game data is included.

Downloads

System	File
Windows 10/11, x86-64	galaxy-angel-2-pc-v0.8.0-windows-x86_64.zip
Linux x86-64 (glibc 2.31+: Ubuntu 20.04, Debian 11, Fedora 32 and later)	galaxy-angel-2-pc-v0.8.0-linux-x86_64.tar.xz
Linux ARM64 (glibc 2.31+)	galaxy-angel-2-pc-v0.8.0-linux-arm64.tar.xz

You need a GPU with Vulkan 1.3. Extract the archive, run ga2 (ga2.exe), drag your .iso files onto the window and pick a game. README.md in the archive covers controls, options, VR and mods. LANGUAGE_PACKS.md explains how to install a translation.

What's in 0.8.0

• One launcher for all three games, with automatic disc changes and saves that carry over between the games.
• 2x and 4x internal resolution, widescreen up to 21:9 (hor+ 3D), and up to 240 fps at the original game speed.
• Keyboard, gamepad and full mouse play, including battles, with button prompts that match your device.
• Hold Ctrl to skip messages; Esc skips movies.
• Language packs, file mods and HD texture replacement.
• 2D filters (Smooth, Anime4K, sharp pixels), debanding, and the PS2 dither turned off.
• Cheats (F1) and in-game settings (F2).
• VR through OpenXR (SteamVR, Monado), with stereo 3D scenes.