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RayCrisis

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RayCrisis
Developers
Taito
Publishers
Japan CYBERFRONT Corporation
Release dates
Windows October 5, 2001
RayCrisis on Wikipedia
RAY
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Key points

Runs at a higher resolution than the PlayStation version, along with audible sound effects and faster loading times.
Runs badly on Windows 8 and 8.1.[1] See low frame-rate fix for these operating systems.
Due to being based off the PlayStation port, it is however missing features from the arcade version, such as seemless transitions between levels and boss battles (despite the faster loading times) and co-op multiplayer.

General information

Official Taito Corporation website
Cuirous Cat — a fansite dedicated to the RAY and Ace Combat series (Japanese)

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
Although it was not released in North America, it can be played on any system regardless of region settings.[2]
PC version is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\CONFIG.SGS[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\UVSAVE.BIN[Note 1]

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.

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Windowed

Use wndmode[3]
  1. Download wndmode here.
  2. Extract to the contents of wndmode.zip to <path-to-game>.
  3. Right-click RayCrisis.exe, go to "Properties" from the context menu, then go to the Compatibility tab in the Properties window, then set the game's Compatibility Mode to Windows XP (Service Pack 3), and then click Apply to save the changes.

Input settings

Remapping settings.
Remapping settings.
External configuration tool.
External configuration tool.

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Controller support

A fix is required for the game to recognize XInput D-pad and analog triggers when assigning controls.
Restores vibration feedback for XInput controllers.
Use XInput Plus[4]
  1. Download and run XInput Plus.
  2. Set the Target Program to RayCrisis.exe.
  3. Go to the Key Assign tab, then go to Left Stick and assign it to Multiple Key, then check Left Stick and DPAD.
  4. Go to the DirectInput tab, then check Enable DirectInput Output and Enable ForceFeedback Vibration.
  5. Click Customize, then assign the following buttons:
    • Left and Right Triggers as Button 7/8, respectively
    • Back/View and Start/Menu buttons as Button 9/10, respectively
    • Left and Right Stick buttons as Button 11/12, respectively
    • And the Guide button as Button 13
  6. Click Apply to save settings and install DLLs into the installation folder.
  7. Configure your controller settings with the external configuration tool and remap the in-game controls accordingly from the Options menu. The game should be able to register XInput D-pad and analog triggers as DirectInput buttons.

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Only for the European releases. A certain ending uses both English and Japanese voice-overs overlapped on each other.
Japanese
Only for the Japanese release. A certain ending uses both English and Japanese voice-overs overlapped on each other.

Issues fixed

Low frame-rate on Windows 8 and 8.1

The game will run at half speed on Windows 8 and 8.1 due to poor implementation of older Direct3D support. This issue however is not present on Windows 10.[1]
Make sure to use one of these fixes at a time.
Force windowed mode[5]
Use Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit[5]

Follow the instructions found here to learn how to install and use Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit.

Notes

Frame-rate my fluctuate during gameplay.
Use a modified DDRAW.dll[5]
  1. Download the modified DDRAW.dll.
  2. Extract the contents of the archive anywhere on your computer, then copy the DDRAW.dll from the folder that matches your operating system and place the file into <path-to-game>.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 233 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 650 MB

Notes

  1. ↑ 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2019-08-13
    I have experienced this issue personally with this game and RayStorm years prior to upgrading to Windows 10 on Windows 8.1.
  2. ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2019-08-13
    Tested an imported Japanese version of the game with English region and Unicode settings.
  3. ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2019-08-13
  4. ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2019-08-13
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2019-08-13
    Tested this fix on RayCrisis and RayStorm on Windows 8.1 years ago.