Troubleshooting

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The game window appears but crashes soon after

This is a tricky issue, and the solution can be different for each person. Here are some things to try:

Update your graphics drivers.

Have both your graphics card and/or integrated graphics drivers up to date. A fresh install of the drivers is worth a try.

Change "Display Method".

Due to how old the engine is, some display methods fail to work on certain newer integrated graphics, particularly Intel iGPUs on laptops running Windows 10/11.

Instructions and explanation

First, launch the game via a dedicated GPU or if not applicable, go to Device Manager and disable your iGPU.

Device Manager > Display adapters > Right click on your iGPU > Disable device

Next, launch the game. To change the display method, open the menu bar just beneath the title bar.

If you cannot see the menu bar, press the left Alt key on your keyboard. This should make the menu bar appear.

Display (S) > Display method (D) > GDI (G)

Be sure to re-enable your iGPU by going back to Device Manager.

Of the three options, GDI is the most compatible across all systems as it is primarily software-based rendering. As such, this will offset all rendering from your iGPU to your CPU instead. On newer systems, this will not cause significant performance dips, but on older systems this may cause some performance issues.

This is primarily an integrated graphics issue. If you are using a dedicated GPU such as on a desktop, this is not a necessary step to take.

Install Visual C++ Redistributables.

Including all versions 2010 and later. You can find them on Microsoft’s website.

Reinstall Waremete

As a last resort, try reinstalling the game. Make sure to back up your saves first.

I'm getting a garbled error when launching

Your computer is likely running under a locale that isn’t Japanese. You have two ways of going about this:

Setting your computer’s locale to Japanese
Using a locale emulator

Setting your computer’s locale to Japanese

Open the Start menu and begin typing region.
Select the option Region with Control Panel beneath it.
Select the Administrative tab, then select Change System Locale.
Set it to Japanese (Japan), click OK and when prompted, restart your computer.

Using a locale emulator

Download this latest release of xupefei/Locale-Emulator.
Extract the files to a separate folder, such as in your Documents folder.
Run LEInstaller.exe, and select whichever installation setting which suits you.
Open Task Manager by pressing the Ctrl+Shift+Escape keyboard combo.
Select explorer.exe or Windows Explorer, and click on Restart.
Navigate to your Waremete installation, and right click on 失われた未来を求めて.exe.
On Windows 11, you will need to click on Show more options.
Hover over Locale Emulator and select Run in Japanese.

I'm having video playback issues

First, try installing the K-Lite Codec Pack. You should only need the “Basic” version, but “Standard” is recommended.

If this does not fix the issue, try changing the graphics settings on Windows for Waremete.

Open the Settings app on Windows, and navigate to System > Display > Graphics.
Click on Browse (or Add desktop app on Windows 11 24H2) and navigate to your Waremete installation folder.
Select 失われた未来を求めて.exe and click on Add.
Find Waremete in the list and open the dropdown. Under GPU preference, select either Power saving or High performance.
Restart Waremete.

I have a black screen, but I can still hear and interact with the game

You will need to change a setting via the menu bar just beneath the title bar.

If you cannot see the menu bar, press the left Alt key on your keyboard. This should make the menu bar appear.

"Display (S)" > "Display method (D)"

Choose from any of the options shown in the list. One of them should work for you.

Frisay Project 3

Extras

Setting your computer’s locale to Japanese

Using a locale emulator