Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code
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| Developers | |
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| Type-Moon | |
| French-Bread | |
| Ecole Software | |
| Publishers | |
| English | Arc System Works |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 31, 2011[1] |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Scrolling, Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Arcade, Fighting |
| Art styles | Anime |
| Themes | Contemporary, Horror, Supernatural |
| Series | Tsukihime |
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| Tsukihime | |
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| Subseries of Nasuverse | |
| Tsukihime | 2000 |
| Tsukihime Plus-Disc | 2001 |
| Kagetsu Tohya | 2001 |
| Melty Blood (series) | |
Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code is a scrolling side view fighting game developed by Type-Moon, French-Bread, and Ecole Software, and published by Arc System Works. It is the sequel to Melty Blood Act Cadenza and the fourth installment in Melty Blood series, a spin-off of the adult visual novel Tsukihime.
The game was originally released in arcades on the Sega NAOMI system as Melty Blood Actress Again, which seen various updates and ports on arcades, PlayStation 2, and PC, with the PC version of Actress Again Current Code being based off the latest arcade revision (1.07). The PC version later received some patches to correct bugs in the game, however, it is missing some features from the PlayStation 2 game, such as the Boss Rush and Survival Mode and leftover text files relating to the missing modes.[1] The game initially was not released through retailers like the previous Melty Blood games, instead it was bundled with the Limited Edition Blu-ray release of Carnival Phantasm, Vol. 3.
There was efforts by the visual novel translation group mirror moon to fan translate Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code's PC version, but the project was scrapped when Arc System Works announced they were publishing the game's English release, which was released in April 19. 2016 through Steam.[2]
General information
- Visual Novel Database article
- Steam Community Discussions
- Melty Bread Forums - Dedicated forum community for the Melty Blood series.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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SecuROM DRM.[3] Original Japanese release, bundled with the Limited Edition Blu-ray release of Carnival Phantasm, Vol. 3. | |
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| Steam | |
English version. Some features are changed from the original release. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\System\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/411370/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\System\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/411370/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Japanese |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| Local play | |||
| LAN play | Removed in the Steam version in favor of online match making. | ||
| Online play | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | Exclusive to the Steam version. | |
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP | Only available in the original Japanese release. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9.0c | |
| Shader Model support | 3.0 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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System requirements
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| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Celeron 440 2.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1.5 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.1 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7900 AMD Radeon X1600 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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| Sound (audio device) | DirectSound compatible sound card | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/411370/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (411370) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code - The TYPE-MOON Wiki - last accessed on 2020-10-27
- ↑ Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code PC Launches April 19 - Gematsu - last accessed on 2020-10-27
- ↑ Idiot Programming / Darth Wiki - TV Tropes - last accessed on 2020-10-27
- "The copy protection for the original [DVD] version of Melty Blood: Actress Again Current Code had a truly insane activation procedure: You have to insert the [DVD], type in the [DVD] key, and install the game. Then, remove the [DVD], try to run the game (which will give an error), and click a second button to connect to a website into which you must type a code the game gives you plus a second [DVD] key from the game box. It will then allow you to download a file which you must place in the game's install directory — which requires going through elevation if you are using Windows Vista or later. Finally, you can then run the game..."