ManlyMarco / HS2-HF_Patch

Automatically translate, uncensor and update HoneySelect2!
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HF Patch for Honey Select 2!

A patch for Honey Select 2 with all free updates, fan-made English translations and essential mods. It will allow you to load all character cards and scenes and give you countless gameplay improvements while still keeping the original, uncluttered and clean feel of the game. All content is tested and fixed (or removed) as needed before each update. HF Patch can repair many common problems, try it if you have issues with your game or mod setup.

Read the full HF Patch manual to learn more about what it is, what it does, how to use it, and how to solve common issues.

HF Patch does not contain the full game, paid expansions or any other pirated content. You have to buy the game and expansions separately. You can buy the game on Steam or on DLsite (Steam version has DX included and is cheaper).

You can support development of HF Patch and many of the included plugins through my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/ManlyMarco

What's included?

HF Patch includes and installs by default:

Download

Check the Releases page for download links. The magnet links need to be downloaded with a torrent client like qBittorrent. To get mail updates for each new release you can watch this repositiory (top right) or watch the linked patreon page.

How to install the patch?

Here's a video guide that might be useful. The guide is mostly universal between different games, but there might be some differences.

Text guide

  1. Install Honey Select 2 to a directory with no Japanese characters in its path (e.g. D:\Games\HS2, if you're installing HoneySelect 2 on Steam you shouldn't have to worry about this)
  2. Download the latest HF Patch release from Releases. You should get a single .exe file along with a few .bin files. You can place these files anywhere you want (except the folder where the game is located), but they HAVE to be in the same folder together. DO NOT download any .zip files from GitHub - they contain source code for the patch, not the patch itself.
  3. Install the latest HF Patch by running the .exe and following the wizard. The default settings should work well for most users.
    • During the installation the patch may appear stuck, unless you get an error wait for it to finish.
    • If you use the light version of the patch its a good idea to update your Sideloader Modpack separately, you can do this by selecting update in the launcher or using the look for mods option in KKManager.
  4. Done! You can now start the game launcher as usual and you will notice some new options straight away. You can remove the downloaded patcher files now if you want to save some space. Special patch is included in HF Patch, you don't have to install it manually. It won't hurt anything if you have it installed already, the patch will figure itself out. Just to be safe you can verify game files in Steam before installing the HF Patch if you messed with your installation folder before doing this.
    • Keep in mind that the first launch of the game after patching could take a couple minutes on slower systems and the game window might not appear immediately.
  5. (Optional) You can update the modpacks by clicking the update button within the launcher. You can leave out Sideloader Modpack - Studio if you don't plan on using studio.

Note: If you want to run the game under Wine/Proton (Linux, SteamOS, macOS, etc.), read this and this.

Solutions to common issues with the patch

Discussion and help

If you need any help, check the wiki or visit the Illusion Soft discord server and ask in the #hs2-help channel. Asking in the #hs2-help channel instead of other places is the fastest way to get help, you can even search it for your issue to see if someone already answered it. There are also chat and card sharing channels on the server!

Important notes, please read

General FAQ / Notes

FAQ / Notes for the Steam release

How to build

At least Visual Studio 2017 is needed for the helper library and latest unicode Inno Setup compiler is needed for the patch itself. All necessary mods have to be placed inside correct subfolders of the Input directory to compile. Because of massive size, they are not included here.