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Sep. 23rd, 2025 04:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dmxratedFinally got around yesterday to playing Trails in the Sky, but faced a couple of problems that took up my entire day.
To start with, the game wouldn't load at first. Tried a number of solutions I found online, and then called Brian expecting to ask if he'd be able to look into it next time he comes home. He instead offered me some suggestions, at one point suggesting I configure the game. I had seen some kind of configuration tool on a menu that pops up each time I click Play, and went on to select that, spotting a list of settings I had actually seen earlier on. Configuring those got the game to finally run, and while it sometimes would stop loading again, clicking "Restore defaults" seems to solve it again.
With the game up and running, after testing Trails in the Dub and getting that to work properly (I initially neglected to transfer two of four files to the game's local folder), I thought I might look into getting the Falcom logo to display properly. Initially, there were no working solutions to be found (Google AI did have some suggestions, but most of them don't line up with actual circumstances). Someone on Reddit soon cited a recent Windows update that also affects other Falcom games from the era, and I looked into reverting that.
(And no, I have no interest in the recent 3D reboot. Full-body 3D is way overused in general, and undermines whatever purpose the developers started with 2D (like with Disgaea for six games starting when 3D had already become predominant).)
Here are the instructions Google AI offers on the matter:
Using the Settings Menu (recommended for most users)
Open Settings by pressing the Windows key + I.
Click on Windows Update from the left-hand menu.
Select Update history.
Under the "Related settings" section, click on the Uninstall updates link.
In the list of installed updates, locate and select KB5065426.
Click the Uninstall button and follow any on-screen prompts to confirm the action.
Once the uninstall is complete, restart your PC.
Using Command Prompt (for advanced users)
Open Command Prompt as an administrator. You can do this by pressing the Windows key + X and selecting Terminal (Admin) or Windows PowerShell (Admin).
Type the following command and press Enter:
wusa /uninstall /kb:5065426
Follow any instructions that appear to complete the uninstall process.
Restart your computer after the process is finished.
After Uninstalling
Restart your computer: To finalize the changes.
Consider pausing updates: To prevent the update from automatically reinstalling, you can pause updates for a specified period or turn off the setting "Get the latest updates as soon as they're available" in the Windows Update settings.
Important Considerations
Uninstalling Windows updates is generally not recommended unless you are experiencing problems after the update, as it may leave your system vulnerable.
If the update cannot be uninstalled through the standard methods, you may need to use a different method, such as performing a System Restore to revert your computer to an earlier point in time when the update was not installed.
So far, that has worked as a temporary fix. How a security update manages to affect video game graphics, though, is something I am going to ask about today on Microsoft Learn (I just found someone's complaint about not being able to access their Shared folder post-update while I was digging those instructions back up).
Granted, the main reason would actually have to do with presentability, if I ever cross the bridge of recording a playthrough for YouTube. However, I also began to consider a Steam Deck OLED, which would also come with other advantages over my computer. (Fixing graphical issues like I just faced could also be done with something called Protontricks (will need a closer look at that, though).)
For example:
1) Being able to play games on the TV instead, on a much bigger screen and less confined than at a desk. (All I'll probably need then is something like an Amazon Fire Stick to download the Steam Link app onto and plug wirelessly into the TV.)
2) Being able to record both footage and my voice freely, to transfer afterwards to my computer. (I should note that that wireless headset I got before has this habit of shutting down after some length of time, even if I'm in the middle of saying something.)
3) A proper joystick to play 3D games on, allowing me to modulate my speed. The buttons, hopefully, should also be configured by default. (I was not able to configure a PSX controller to Trails in the Sky before, leaving me with some rather weird controls, and even in games with such an option, attempting it proved somehow more convoluted than if I were to play their console ports in the first place.)
To start with, the game wouldn't load at first. Tried a number of solutions I found online, and then called Brian expecting to ask if he'd be able to look into it next time he comes home. He instead offered me some suggestions, at one point suggesting I configure the game. I had seen some kind of configuration tool on a menu that pops up each time I click Play, and went on to select that, spotting a list of settings I had actually seen earlier on. Configuring those got the game to finally run, and while it sometimes would stop loading again, clicking "Restore defaults" seems to solve it again.
With the game up and running, after testing Trails in the Dub and getting that to work properly (I initially neglected to transfer two of four files to the game's local folder), I thought I might look into getting the Falcom logo to display properly. Initially, there were no working solutions to be found (Google AI did have some suggestions, but most of them don't line up with actual circumstances). Someone on Reddit soon cited a recent Windows update that also affects other Falcom games from the era, and I looked into reverting that.
(And no, I have no interest in the recent 3D reboot. Full-body 3D is way overused in general, and undermines whatever purpose the developers started with 2D (like with Disgaea for six games starting when 3D had already become predominant).)
Here are the instructions Google AI offers on the matter:
Using the Settings Menu (recommended for most users)
Open Settings by pressing the Windows key + I.
Click on Windows Update from the left-hand menu.
Select Update history.
Under the "Related settings" section, click on the Uninstall updates link.
In the list of installed updates, locate and select KB5065426.
Click the Uninstall button and follow any on-screen prompts to confirm the action.
Once the uninstall is complete, restart your PC.
Using Command Prompt (for advanced users)
Open Command Prompt as an administrator. You can do this by pressing the Windows key + X and selecting Terminal (Admin) or Windows PowerShell (Admin).
Type the following command and press Enter:
wusa /uninstall /kb:5065426
Follow any instructions that appear to complete the uninstall process.
Restart your computer after the process is finished.
After Uninstalling
Restart your computer: To finalize the changes.
Consider pausing updates: To prevent the update from automatically reinstalling, you can pause updates for a specified period or turn off the setting "Get the latest updates as soon as they're available" in the Windows Update settings.
Important Considerations
Uninstalling Windows updates is generally not recommended unless you are experiencing problems after the update, as it may leave your system vulnerable.
If the update cannot be uninstalled through the standard methods, you may need to use a different method, such as performing a System Restore to revert your computer to an earlier point in time when the update was not installed.
So far, that has worked as a temporary fix. How a security update manages to affect video game graphics, though, is something I am going to ask about today on Microsoft Learn (I just found someone's complaint about not being able to access their Shared folder post-update while I was digging those instructions back up).
Granted, the main reason would actually have to do with presentability, if I ever cross the bridge of recording a playthrough for YouTube. However, I also began to consider a Steam Deck OLED, which would also come with other advantages over my computer. (Fixing graphical issues like I just faced could also be done with something called Protontricks (will need a closer look at that, though).)
For example:
1) Being able to play games on the TV instead, on a much bigger screen and less confined than at a desk. (All I'll probably need then is something like an Amazon Fire Stick to download the Steam Link app onto and plug wirelessly into the TV.)
2) Being able to record both footage and my voice freely, to transfer afterwards to my computer. (I should note that that wireless headset I got before has this habit of shutting down after some length of time, even if I'm in the middle of saying something.)
3) A proper joystick to play 3D games on, allowing me to modulate my speed. The buttons, hopefully, should also be configured by default. (I was not able to configure a PSX controller to Trails in the Sky before, leaving me with some rather weird controls, and even in games with such an option, attempting it proved somehow more convoluted than if I were to play their console ports in the first place.)