Why was the last thread archived early?

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>>1770709
>this is probably going to be last time we'll see something related to Blue Reflection.
No...They'll make one more game that will get super popular and revive the franchise...surely...

Reposting this from the last thread:

https://www.sittingonclouds.net/album/4764
Disc 6 includes all new songs from Blue Reflection Sun (except the rap song used for raid battles)

>>1770727
If only, but it seems like they mismanaged the franchise badly.
>BR2 doubled down on the yuri, which the fanbase loved but alienated everyone else
>BRS alienated those remaining fans by having a male MC
It's like they weren't sure who exactly to pander to, as each attempt at pandering backfired towards a particular group.

Has the offline version been uploaded anywhere else? Maybe it needs multiple links like the Internet Archive.

I really don't understand why the BR sub doesn't want to advertise the offline version, it's like they want the game to stay dead. Yes, I know it's piracy, but still.

>>1770709
Oh this is nice. Another perfect harem coming up.

How can I translate the game?

>>1771424

I didn't, because I don't know good places. Internet Archive is an interesting option but I don't know how exactly it works in that way - I have seen quite a bit of questionable (in legal sense) stuff uploaded there but I suspect you can't upload just anything. Dunno, maybe at least original resources could be uploaded there (which takes most of the storage) and have a few extra mirrors with just patch and server?

**Same. Like, I could understand if they offered some compromise (like, at least let have a post about the project itself so people could search for it elsewhere) but from very quick discussion with them, it doesn't seem they want to have anything with it at all.**

>>1771478

There were two sorta options. First, it was possible to use auto-translation plugin for bepinex. I didn't try it but I heard it was a reasonable option. One thing though, at some point the game switched from Assembly-CSharp.dll to GameAssembly.dll and it broke the plugin, but probably it was fixed since then and might work again.

Second option was actually translating text in assets directly. There was a translation project at some point but it didn't progress too far. It was just a few chapters/cases, you probably still can find it on discord server.

>>1771573
Have you tried DM'ing the mods or asking if they are really fine with the game being lost media or something, or at least being unplayable forever?

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>>1770735
>It's like they weren't sure who exactly to pander to
The writer/s basically sacrificing Shiho to the yuriniggers at the last part of Sun's story kinda proves they still do not know who to choose as their target audience desu.

>>1771576

I DM'd them at least twice, once about the reason of deleting the post, and then about a compromise to restore it. I didn't directly ask "do you realize what you are efficiently doing?" but I'm positive they are fully aware that their decision heavily affects preservation of the game/series.

>>1771594
Maybe try making a post saying that an offline version exists, without directly linking to it?

>>1770735
No, they just did some really stupid writer/team mesh up.

The BR gacha was done by the guy behind the Ar Tonelico, Ciel and Ar Nosurge games. He's good in what he does, and did this stuff but with a BR coat.
Now BR is very different from that. And it doesn't match.

I like Ar Tonelico etc. I like BR. But you can't and shouldn't turn one into the other without it being retarded.
Corporate decisions are weird as fuck I tell you. The anime bombing so fucking hard was also another case of writer meshup. I have no idea who was responsible for that steaming pile of shit. But yeah, it was definitely a different team/writer than BR1 or 2. Or the gacha for that matter.

>>1771599

Well, I was so pissed off by that whole situation that I don't want to touch their subreddit anymore. But I don't mind if anyone else would want to give it a try.

>>1771600
The funny thing is that /a/ loved the anime. In fact, it might have been one of the only places that did.

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>>1771609
I love the anime. Its definitely not as good as the console game but to say it's a pile of shit it's pretty disingenuous specially if you compared it to other shows that aired in that season

>>1770709
Is there a dump of the 3D models somewhere?

>>1772036

IIRC, I provided extracted fbx files to one of anons in previous thread and I think models worked perfectly fine for them. So I guess you can grab original assets and extract them again if needed, assets are normal unprotected unity files.

>>1771624
It was so badly received they had to cancel the BD release. It IS a complete pile of shit, regardless of if you liked it or not. In particular the writing was so bad it just hurt to watch.

Thank you, really

>>1771573

Alright, uploaded original client and assets to Internet Archive. Didn't add patches and server though because it would increase the risk of being taken down (not like it won't happen in current state). Far from perfect but probably better than nothing.

You can find it here - https://archive.org/details/blue_reflection_sun

Huh, actually someone already uploaded the whole offline version to archive, like one year ago. Well, I'll keep my upload, just in case.

I know it's not BRS but rather Engage Kill, but does anyone know if Engage Kill's assets including its models ever got ripped? Is ripping even possible considering it EoS'd already and never got an offline version?

>>1773090

If someone who played the game and still keep it installed then that's a valid option. Though the chances of finding such person are probably extremely low.

wtf wtf WTF IS THIS PERFECT SUPPLE MEGASEXUAL ULTRACUNNY SHIT WH-WHATS HAPPENIGN TO MY DICK AAAAAAAAAAAH JESUS SAVE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Man, I miss Trinary...

>>1772343
You mean the mega folder links? Afraid all of them are dead. Do you remember how do you named the folder?

I think I downloaded it but I'm not sure. If I did it's definitely in one of the many piles of unorganized hard drives in my closet

>>1773678

Yep, iirc I deleted them after some time to avoid cluttering the folder. Can't remember the name but most likely I kept some of original pathing which was "StandaloneWindows64/5.7/ref_assets_assets/assetbundle/graphics/models/". Unless you have tons of other similar files, you probably can find by "fbx extension", like "pc_01_e_pvt.fbx_8566550d287c7ff249475b0658949e5c.bundle". If really needed, I can reupload models again.

>>1773700
I just wish someone uploaded the models to games like Engage Kill, Lapis Re:Lights, and Majofuro, as those are the ones I've been looking for.

>>1773708

Well, now that's something I can't help with, and probably anyone else who comes to this thread. I have models and likes for BRS only because I worked on making the server for it.

On a side note, from what I can see Majofuro is relatively new to die so you have good chances to find someone who still have it installed and can pull assets from their device.

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>>1773122
>No more Ayami to have post work convos with
Ah, if only some of the new upcoming gachas gave the same level of interactions with a heroine that Trinary provided...

>>1773708
I've found an asset dump for Lapis Re:Lights but the unity files are encoded and I'm too dumb to know how to decrypt them and the instructions are in chinese(?)
https://dyykrzopotxj0.bromine0x23.xyz/

>>1773824

Huh, alright, I stand corrected.

I did a quick look at assets themselves and didn't spot which ones are encrypted. I don't know a thing about models but I suppose they are in `AssetBundles/assets/products/resources/actors`. I tried to open a few in AS and they seemed to be usable.

>>1773861
What's AS? I've never done stuff like this before so sorry if it obvious

>>1773862

AssetStudio, probably the most popular tool to check content of Unity asset files. Unfortunately it was discontinued few years ago, but it's usable for Lapis game.

>>1773863
Thanks anon

>>1773824
Thanks! Have you found one for Engage Kill, or was it just too unpopular?

>>1774211
Only found the Lapis one. Sorry.

>>1773863
AssetStudio still has maintained forks. The most modern one right now is AnimeStudio.

>>1774372

Great, thanks! I tried finding updated forks a few times before but didn't spot anything.

How is Gust doing lately?

>>1771478
Very carefully

>>1770709
Are there any other links other than this one?

>>1786408
I believe there was an anon saying that he'll set ups torrent but haven't seen any from him
Here's an internet archive link
>>1772654

>>1786408

There is also this someone's upload which seems to be exact full copy - https://archive.org/details/BRS_Offline

>>1770709
How do I install?? Can't download read me file.

>>1787442

Eh, you can download all files but readme? Do you get some error when you try to get readme or what's happening?

>>1787442
Fucking how you can't download a read me file?

Is there a translation patch?

>>1788106

No full one. There were at least two attempts, one on BR discord back when the game was alive but the person who was handling the text got busy and sorta disappointed with story quality. Then I spotted this one few weeks ago but I suppose it's likely abandoned as well - https://github.com/kokomif/BRSUN-EN-Patch-Project

Any updates on the 3d models being ripped?

>>1792491

Eh, only >>1773678 asked about models and it seems they found files from past downloads.

Well, alright, here files again. I don't know which ones files might be needed aside of fbx models so I took all of them. I didn't bother extracting because it might end up messy instead, and it should be trivial to extract files.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RiefobUb9R8ChRQsSMjDhoRvYtkHpS2L

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>someone bought the domain of the Blue Reflection Sun website to run scams
https://x.com/BRSUN_game/status/1948279680886591855

>>1794203
Crazy that they weren't renewing it even if it's dead. Most of these sites just sit around forever.

>>1794203

Saw it some time ago, some jp players even were coping that devs had plans to resume the game.

>>1794219
That's actually relatively common, as in killing a game's official website as soon as the game dies. It happened to Sora to Umi no Aida, whose website was redirected to the developer's website immediately after it EoS'd.

>>1794862
Anon was saying the DOMAIN keeps there, not the website. The redirect is what would then happen, yes.
Largely so nobody can buy the domain, and do exactly THIS.

>>1794867
Yeah, it seems stupid.

>>1794203
Seems like it's been turned into a phishing website or serving malware because only the PC download button works and it has a betting ad
That's kind of depressing

Whois information says the expiration date is 2027-01-19T03:04:21Z so I guess that site is going to be serving malware for a while

>>1792496
Thanks anon
Wish I knew what the fuck to do with these. All the 3d ripping software I tried gives me errors or says they can't import these

>>1800700

Did you extract data from those files first? It's unity asset format so use something like AssetRipper, AssetStudio or some other relevant app to get the content.

>>1773824
For any anons out there who is a Unity wizard, A chink tried to reimplement parts of Lapis Re:Lights on PC. Emphasis on tried.

>>1806461
Damn

To whoever has access to Unity tools, could someone make a collection of all the BRS pantsu?

>>1806461
>>1813960
Luckily it can be seen on GitHub. Enjoy the chink-laden instructions though.
https://github.com/Lostpig/Lapis_Dance_Player

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>>1773122
Me three

Why did they even appeal to the yuri audience in the first place

Dev was forced to change audience after being told the first game was too sexualized. Which killed the franchise since it had nothing else going for it.

>>1818761
Meant for
>>1817720

>>1818761
I thought the first game was mostly liked by yuri fans to begin with? Maybe it's one of those "double down on the yuri fanbase, but at the expense of everyone else" cases. Sometimes it works and other times it backfires.

>>1820184
The first game was more on the side of minor yuribait (with side characters) than actual yuri pandering. Basically the standard CGDCT fare.

>>1820239
So they ended up appealing to yuri fans but alienated the gooners, and it turned out that the gooners made up a bigger portion of the fanbase?

>>1820254
Yeah pretty much.

>>1820254
No, it's the opposite which is why this game flopped and died.

>>1820360
The ones that flopped and died were the second game and the anime.

>>1820364
That's an interesting parallel universe you live in. I guess a third game was never given the go ahead if the previous one didn't succeed.

>>1820373
If by third game you mean the gacha then yeah, going for a cheap gacha instead of a full fledged game means the second game flopped. Which it objectively did sales wise. And the anime too.

>>1820373
Wasn't Sun decided on at the same time as Tie, so it was going to be made regardless of how Tie did?

The early 2020s were a bad time for mixed-media projects, or anime-promoted games it seems. Among those that launched around that time, very few are still chugging along like World Dai Star, and even that one isn't exactly doing all that hot lately.

I see that the thread killer has long left /vmg/ and has not posted in this thread.

Fuck Gust for mismanaging the franchise

>>1770709
Which program/app would you recommend to translate the text?
>ib4 learn japanese

This franchise did not deserve to die

>>1838932
ChatGPT plus an OCR? ChatGPT isn't perfect of course but it can get the job done in a jiffy.

Does the game have no fans left or something? I know it's pretty much a dead franchise, but that hasn't stopped other dead franchises before.

>>1864162
They certainly aren't going to be hanging around this dead board all day.

>>1864322
The franchise did not have to die in the first place

>>1820254
A bit late but The Thing is that even the gooners liked the yuri undertones. and the yurifags from the first game probably also gooned. >>1820364
>>1820360
They tried to separate the fanbases and in the end the whole cake fell apart, sad shit really

>>1866235
Why did they do that? It's like they were shooting themselves in the foot.

Hi, does this work on mobile phones?

>>1874275

It might? Just today someone contacted me seeking help to make it work with Winlator (there are some issues with server visibility).

Ideally would be getting Android version but I didn't archive assets back then, and it would be quite difficult to find today. At some point I found a person who probably had those but it had been almost a year since the last time I heard anything from them.

>>1874585
No one has the assets anymore? That sucks.

>>1879220

I'm sure there are players who still have reasonable amount of Android assets but finding those people would be challenging, at least for me.

>>1879235
Maybe there should be some kind of crowdsourcing. I'm sure that Blue Reflection fans still exist out there.

Blue Reflection had such great promise as an IP but Gust fucked it all up.

Did the thread killer leave 4chan? Why has he not posted in this thread?

>>1898493

Most probably would take too much effort at current comment count.

>>1902247
I'm talking about the guy who killed the previous thread by dumping official art. He disappeared and never posted here even once, despite supposedly being a fan of the game.

>>1902742

Yes, I know. My point is that he did it because the thread was close to bump limit so quite easy. It would take 200 comments to kill this one which is probably too much work at the moment.

>>1903632
I wasn't asking him to kill the thread. I was asking why he hasn't returned, either to apologize for what he did, or to at least continue discussing the franchise and perhaps participating in the "let's find a way to revive the game, if unofficially" discussion.

>>1771600
No, Tsuchiya worked on Second Light, not in the gacha.

I don't understand why Gust cared more about Atelier than this. Either that, or why they didn't relaunch the series and go back to its roots (and bring back the fanservice) after Second Light and Tie both bombed.

>>1874585

Okay, I contacted the person again and surprisingly he was also about to do the same. So, I presumably got assets for Android version and if everything goes well, I might try to add native support for Android at some later point too. No promises though.

>>1915934
>after Second Light and Tie
>and
Anon SL and Tie are the same.

>>1916407
That's fucking awesome!
>No promises though.
Yeah dont worry man.
We already have the offline PC client so it's ok if the android version doesn't end up working

So how does the offline PC version work? Does it have a complicated set up? Does it play like normal?

>>1916449
I meant Sun

>>1916472

I'm biased because I created this offline version but I think it's relatively easy, just a matter of extracting archives, combining a few folders and changing one text line. I actually could make a single package where you just extract and run a single bat file but I'm not fond of that approach.

What do you think they could have done to make the franchise successful? What was the bigger mistake: doubling down on the yuri in Tie, or introducing the male self-insert in Sun? Because arguably both were bad in their own ways: the former limited the game's audience to a small but dedicated niche and prevented growth, but the latter angered the fanbase's existing fanbase and made them pretty much boycott the game. What if Tie and Sun just maintained the status quo from the original game and maintained yuri themes without going all in? And this is not even talking about how Sun and Tie tamed down the ecchi compared to the original.

>>1926292
The echhi was fine,they should have done what a lot of idolshit did and make the MC nonexistent in the main story and leave the ML pandering in bond stories.Going all in on the yuri in the main story would be risky,since the girls would not be for (you) anymore buc could work if the MC barely existed in the first place so the yuri fags could pretend the bond stories don't exist and the waifufags could self insters even harder.

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>I don't think I’ll be working with those wonderful colleagues again
It's so over

>>1933595
Shame

>>1933595
Damn...

This franchise is such wasted potential