Manual installation (Windows/Linux/Mac)¶
This page is for manual install only. We highly recommend using the automated installer as installing manually can be error prone. Please see the Cross Platform Installer, and follow the instructions
Be careful with old save files!
Save files from older versions of the patch or the vanilla game are not expected to work properly with our patch. They might look fine sometimes, but you will hit a roadblock eventually. We recommend to start fresh from the beginning or use the "Chapter Select" function to start at the current chapter you were playing before. You can also hold ctrl
to skip the game in high speed mode.
General Information¶
Where are the downloads?
All downloads are listed at the bottom of the page.
How do I extract .7z files?
Newer graphics patches requires an extraction software compatible with .7z
files.
How to install the patch manually¶
Please select a tab below depending on your operating system.
Windows/Linux Instructions¶
[FIXED 2022-11-13] Linux Users: Windowed Mode causes Game/Desktop Crash with GNOME/MATE
NOTE 2022-11-13: We have added a workaround in our mod to fix this issue. Let us know if you still have this problem on the latest version of the mod.
Triggering the bug¶
This bug is triggered when:
- you transition from fullscreen to windowed mode
- the game launches in windowed mode
- you drag the window around
If the game is always in fullscreen mode, the bug will never be triggered.
The bug only seems to affect chapters 3-6, although theoretically it could trigger on chapters 1 and 2. It occurs even on the unmodded game.
The bug does not affect all desktop environments, however GNOME desktop is known to be affected.
Symptoms of the bug¶
When the bug is triggered, the game window will become extremely large or small, and the screen will be colored a black or blue color.
After this happens, the game may freeze, crash, or sometimes your whole desktop environment will crash.
Cause of the bug¶
This bug is due to Unity versions ≤ 5.5.3p3
having a broken window resize function that sends uninitialized stack data to XSetWMNormalHints
.
See the following links for more details:
- Find and open your game folder
- On Steam: open your Steam library, choose the game from the list, right click on it and click on
Properties
. Switch to theLOCAL FILES
tab and click onBrowse local files...
)
- On Steam: open your Steam library, choose the game from the list, right click on it and click on
- In the below "Downloads" table, download one file of each type. That is, you'll need the following archives:
- Patch
- Graphics patch
- Voices
- BGM & SE
- Movies (choose ONE according to your operating system)
- UI Mod (choose ONE according to your operating system and game version)
- Update
- Console Arcs Only: System Files (choose ONE according to your operating system)
- Navigate inside
HigurashiEp0X_Data/StreamingAssets
(whereX
is the chapter number) and delete the foldersCG
andCGAlt
- This is not a requirement but we recommend to delete the mentioned folders to save disk space and avoid any random issues
- Now, extract the archives as follows:
- Any download without a emoji marker should extract to the game folder root (where the game
.exe
is). These archives will contain aHigurashiEp0X_Data
folder, which should combine with the existingHigurashiEp0X_Data
in the game folder. - If a download has an emoji marker, follow the instructions in the corresponding footnote to determine how it should be extracted.
- Any download without a emoji marker should extract to the game folder root (where the game
- Delete all the downloaded files after ensuring the game is working as expected
Mac OSX Instructions¶
- Find and open your game folder
- On Steam: open your Steam library, choose the game from the list, right click on it and click on
Properties
. Switch to theLOCAL FILES
tab and click onBrowse local files...
) - If you just see an icon called
HigurashiEp0X
(whereX
is the chapter number), you may need to right click it, then click "Show Package Contents" to show theContents
folder - The game folder (called
Contents
) should contain some folders likeResources
,MacOS
,Plugins
,Frameworks
, and others - we will only be modifying theResources
folder
- On Steam: open your Steam library, choose the game from the list, right click on it and click on
- In the below "Downloads" table, download one file of each type. That is, you'll need the following archives:
- Patch
- Graphics patch
- Voices
- BGM & SE
- Movies (choose ONE according to your operating system)
- UI Mod (choose ONE according to your operating system and game version)
- Update
- Console Arcs Only: System Files (choose ONE according to your operating system)
- Navigate inside
Resources/Data/StreamingAssets
and delete the foldersCG
andCGAlt
- This is not a requirement but we recommend to delete the mentioned folders to save disk space and avoid any random issues
- Now, extract the archives as follows:
- Any download without a emoji marker should extract to the
Resources/Data
(where the game.exe
is). These archives will contain aHigurashiEp0X_Data
folder. - If a download has an emoji marker, follow the instructions in the corresponding footnote to determine how it should be extracted (relative to the
Resources/Data
folder).
- Any download without a emoji marker should extract to the
- When finished, this should produce a
HigurashiEp0X_Data
folder (whereX
is the chapter number) - the full path will beResources/Data/HigurashiEp0X_Data
- Open a terminal window in the
Resources/Data
folder. Follow these steps if you don't know how to do it- In the terminal window, type:
rsync -avP HigurashiEp*/* .
and hit enter (type the*
literally) - Wait until the files are copied to the right place
- In the terminal window, type:
- Extract the BGM & SE archive inside the
Resources/Data/StreamingAssets
folder - Delete all the downloaded files and any leftover
HigurashiEp0X_Data
folders (whereX
is the chapter number) after ensuring the game is working as expected
Downloads¶
Please select a tab below to access the downloads that you require.
〜☆ | Ch.1 Onikakushi | Ch.2 Watanagashi | Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi | Ch.4 Himatsubushi |
---|---|---|---|---|
Patch | Download👀 | Download👀 | Download👀 | Download👀 |
Graphics patch | 1440p | 1440p | 1440p | 1440p |
Voices | Download | Download | Download | Download |
BGM & SE | Download ⚠️ | Download ⚠️ | Download ⚠️ | Download ⚠️ |
Movies | Windows Mac/Linux |
Windows Mac/Linux |
Windows Mac/Linux |
Windows Mac/Linux |
UI Mod (Windows) | Steam MangaGamer GOG |
Steam MangaGamer GOG |
Steam MangaGamer GOG |
Steam MangaGamer GOG |
UI Mod (Mac/Linux) | Steam MangaGamer GOG |
Steam MangaGamer GOG |
Steam MangaGamer GOG |
Steam MangaGamer GOG |
Update | Download👀 | Download👀 | Download👀 | Download👀 |
Please see this FAQ to understand what the BGM/SE Fixes do. In summary, they partially revert the BGM/SE changes made in the April Higurashi update.
👀 Extract the Patch
and Update
archives LAST, after all other files (should combine with the existing HigurashiEp0X_Data
folder). Overwrite any files if asked.
⚠️ Unlike all the other archives, the BGM/SE archive should be extracted to the HigurashiEp0X_Data/StreamingAssets
folder (MacOS users should extract this archive second last).
Important: about compatibility packs
Some chapters require extra files called Compatibility packs, such as Ch.8 Matsuribayashi from GOG on Windows and Linux. The patch will not work if the compatibility pack is not installed.
〜☆ | Ch.5 Meakashi | Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi | Ch.7 Minagoroshi | Ch.8 Matsuribayashi |
---|---|---|---|---|
Patch | Download👀 | Download👀 | Download👀 | Download👀 |
Graphics patch | 1440p | 1440p | 1440p | 1440p |
Voices | Download | Download | Download | Download |
BGM & SE | Download ⚠️ | Download ⚠️ | Download ⚠️ | Download ⚠️ |
Movies | Windows Mac/Linux |
Windows Mac/Linux |
Windows Mac/Linux |
Windows Mac/Linux |
UI Mod (Windows) | Steam MangaGamer GOG § GOG (old)† |
Steam MangaGamer GOG |
Steam MangaGamer GOG |
Steam MangaGamer GOG |
UI Mod (Mac/Linux) | Steam MangaGamer GOG § GOG (old)† |
Steam MangaGamer GOG |
Steam MangaGamer GOG |
Steam MangaGamer/GOG(MacOS) Mangagamer/GOG(Linux) MangaGamer/GOG (Linux Old) |
Compatibility packs | None | Windows (MangaGamer Answer Arcs Bundle only) | None | Windows (GOG only) Linux (GOG only) |
Update | Download👀 | Download👀 | Download👀 | Download👀 |
Please see this FAQ to understand what the BGM/SE Fixes do. In summary, they partially revert the BGM/SE changes made in the April Higurashi update.
👀 Extract the Patch
and Update
archives LAST, after all other files (should combine with the existing HigurashiEp0X_Data
folder). Overwrite any files if asked.
⚠️ Unlike all the other archives, the BGM/SE archive should be extracted to the HigurashiEp0X_Data/StreamingAssets
folder (MacOS users should extract this archive second last).
§ Use this pack with the new (since the 2019 april BGM update) setup files called something like setup_higurashi_when_they_cry_hou_-_ch.5_meakashi_1.0_bgm__sfx_update_(28574).exe
† If the regular "GOG" UI file does not work, try the "old" version (compatible with an older GOG release of the game).
There are still some known issues / missing features in Rei. Please see the latest release for more information.
〜☆ | Ch.9 Rei |
---|---|
Patch | Download👀 |
Graphics patch | 1440p |
Voices | Download |
BGM & SE | Download |
Movies | Windows Mac/Linux |
UI Mod (Windows) |
Steam MangaGamer MangaGamer Old⚠️ GOG |
UI Mod (Mac/Linux) |
Steam MangaGamer MangaGamer Old⚠️ GOG |
Compatibility packs | None |
Update | Download👀 |
👀 Extract the Patch
and Update
archives LAST, after all other files (should combine with the existing HigurashiEp0X_Data
folder). Overwrite any files if asked.
⚠️ We recommend you re-download the latest installer from Mangagamer and re-install, rather than using this file
Different BGM and Sound Effects extraction location!
Unlike the other archives, these files need to be extracted inside the StreamingAssets
folder to work. Overwrite all files if asked.
Chapter | Extras |
---|---|
Question Arcs Chapter 1 | None |
Question Arcs Chapters 2,3,4 |
OST Remake NOTE: Extract to the HigurashiEp0X_Data/StreamingAssets folder, producing a RemakeBGM folder.Handmade remakes of nerve's music (listen online) Installing this will enable the option in the Mod Menu |
Answer Arcs | None yet |
The console arcs requires Ch.4 Himatsubushi to be played
Installing it in over your Himatsubushi installation will overwrite the game with the console arcs. We recommend to make a copy of the folder and install the console arcs there. It is not required to install the Himatsubushi patch before installing the Console Arcs.
〜☆ | Console Arcs (all) |
---|---|
Patch | Download👀 |
Graphics patch | 1440p |
Voices | Download |
Sound effects | Download🚩 |
BGM | Download🚩 |
Movies | Windows Mac/Linux |
System files | Windows Linux Mac🎮 |
UI Mod | Windows Mac/Linux |
Update | Download |
👀 Extract the Patch
archive LAST, after all other files (should combine with the existing HigurashiEp04_Data
folder). Overwrite any files if asked.
🚩 Extract these files normally (should combine with the existing HigurashiEp04_Data
folder). No special handling is required.
🎮 On MacOS extract this file to where the Contents
folder is located.
These features can be installed as an installer option (or manually), but please note 07th-mod does not directly provide support for them. Support locations and more information are below - click to expand each feature:
French Language Patch
An addon which provides full conversion of the game to French. More details in French here.
Please note:
- 07th-mod does not directly support this community fork - instead, please visit the
#modding_french
channel of the 07th-mod discord, or raise an issue on the appropriate github repository below. - Also consider checking out the translator's site directly instead.
- It is highly recommended to use the installer. But if you are installing manually, use the pages below:
- Ch.1 Onikakushi Info/Manual Downloads and Issues Page
- Ch.2 Watanagashi Info/Manual Downloads and Issues Page
- Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi Info/Manual Downloads and Issues Page
- Ch.4 Himatsubushi Info/Manual Downloads and Issues Page
- Ch.5 Meakashi Info/Manual Downloads and Issues Page
- Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi Info/Manual Downloads and Issues Page
- Ch.7 Minagoroshi Info/Manual Downloads and Issues Page
- Ch.8 Matsuribayashi Info/Manual Downloads and Issues Page
Italian Language Patch
An addon which provides a conversion of Ch.1 (so far) to Italian. More details in Italian here.
Please note:
- 07th-mod does not directly support this community fork - instead:
- Contact them directly on their discord server
- Visit the #modding_italian channel of the 07th-mod discord
- Raise an issue on the Italian patch's Github page.
- Consider checking out the translator's facebook page directly instead.
- It is highly recommended to use the installer. But if you are installing manually, use the pages below:
Simplified Chinese Language Patch (简体中文汉化补丁)
An addon which provides a conversion of Ch.1 and Ch.6 (so far) to Simplified Chinese. More details in Simplified Chinese here.
Please note:
-
07th-mod does not directly support this patch - instead:
- Visit the patch list page for all available patches
- Contact them directly on their website
- A version in Simplified Chinese of the install guide is available in their website
- Check out their website
非官方简体中文汉化补丁, 目前仅提供第一章与第六章的版本. 更多信息请点这里.
请注意:
-
07th-mod 并不直接为该补丁提供支持 - 但你可以:
- 访问汉化补丁列表查看所有可用的补丁
- 直接在补丁发布页面联系我们
- 另外我们也提供07th-mod 使用指南的简体中文翻译版本
- 访问我们的网站