I am having trouble using the patch.

I suppose it’s only fair to state upfront – I am a noob. This the first time I tried to patch a ROM, and I had to d/l the IPS patching sw and SNESTool, and then used it for the first time, so I could be doing something very stupid. Therefore, I’m sorry if I say/do something stupid. Feel free to mock mercilessly.

Anyway, when I load the game, it goes straight into the Japanese version (I never get the DQ Translation splash page).

I have a PowerPC G4 Mac running Tiger 10.4.11 and a laptop running Win XP SP 3.
I would prefer to play the game on my Mac (better setup for me), but if it only works on the PC, then so be it.

Here’s what I’ve done so far (NOTE: I am willing to start over from scratch if need be):
1) Downloaded the v1.1 patch to my Mac
a. It is stored in the snes9x folder, “Patches” subfolder
2) Took my DQ 3 (J) ROM to my PC.
3) Downloaded the v1.1 patch to my PC
a. Now the patch is in both places – This may be where/why things aren’t working
4) Used SNESTool to remove the header from the ROM.
5) Changed the filenames so that the ROM and the Patch were identical.
a. Dragon Quest 3 V1.1.src
b. Dragon Quest 3 V1.1.ips
6) Used IPS XP to patch the v1.1 patch to the Deheadered ROM
7) Took the Deheadered, Patched(?) ROM to my Mac
8) Opened the emulator
a. The emulator is snes9x v1.52 (100)
b. The snes9x preferences panel has an “Others” section, which contains a “Use IPS/UPS Patch” checkbox. This box is checked. (See step 1 – is this interfering?)
9) Opened the ROM image – Attempt 1
a. The open ROM image dialog box has 4 option droplists
i. Memory Type (Auto, Force LoRom, Force HiRom)
ii. Video System (Auto, Force PAL, Force NTSC)
iii. Interleave Mode (Auto, Force Not Interleaved, Force Mode 1, Force Mode 2, Force GD24)
iv. Header (Auto, Force No Header, Force Header)

I want to solo the game with a Sage but the Hero isn't deposit-able unless you flag Zoma as beaten, which in the debug menu gives you all key items/beats all bosses, which beats the purpose...

Having a bit of trouble getting the patched rom to work on the DS...

The patched rom works fine with snes9x, but not with SNEmulDS.

Anyone got it working on the DS yet?

Hey guys,

What a wonderful gift from Gods this DQ3 translation, huh?
It is a magnificent incredible job - no doubt! Thank you!

Now, my question - How do I use the code to get into the debug room?
I mean, I know it is a game genie and action replay code, but when I insert
them (in both modes) nothing happens.

What should I expect to happen? Is there a special moment where I get to
the debug room? How to enter it? Should I enter the codes before start
a log quest? Or should I enter the codes and reset the game?

By the way, I am trying to do it using Zsnexbox, the Snes emulator based on
Zsnes for Xbox. It has a very complete system of Action Replay and Game Genie,
but looks like the code present on the TXT file that comes with the translation
is not working correctly. Or then - it is my emulator.

Any ideas?

Cospefogo.

As with every fan of Dragon Quest/Warrior III I was ecstatic when I saw the fan translation so I began downloading it. There was just one major problem: I use snes9x as my emulator and it said the game was corrupt, stating "Bad checksum." Is there a problem with my emulator? Computer? Or is it the rom? What seems to be the major malfunction? Thanks for your time.

Bugs:
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All known bugs have now been fixed. Our Dragon Quest 3 translation is now officially completed. Although I assume a couple more bugs and typos will arrise, this should be the best version yet. Upgrade your current version and most of all.... ENJOY!

Head over to the DQ3 project page for the patch!