Patch owned by http://www.abandonsocios.org

Author: TATAPINDI
Date: 31/10/2014
V3



Patch/Fix for ACA Soft's Trick or Treat

Currently it's impossible to play the second part of Trick or Treat because the game gives a corrupted file error ("Error #274: File corrupt, install again") at the start of the second act that shuts the game down, making it impossible to complete the adventure. That's a problem every player has encountered and is reflected on guidebooks that only cover the first part of the game. But this will come to an end with this patch.

After so long, we can finally rescue Jacob from the eternal caverns and see the long awaited end of this hilarious adventure.

This patch was made adjusting the necessary memory values in order to run the game without errors (correcting the corrupted files error) resulting in a saved game that allowed me to find the errors in the executable's code.
This apparently easy task took me about a year to implement. A year with lots of code studying nights, filled with trial and error drills, until I finally found the correct values and corrected the error.


USAGE:
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1. Unzip the corresponding file in the game folder.
2. For the SPANISH version: TOTv3.exe
3. For the ENGLISH version: TOTev3.exe

Run the game using Dosbox.


WARNING!
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Be sure to use the appropriate version of the patch according to the game's language.
For example: If you have the spanish version you should use the Spanish patch. (TOTv3.exe)
If you have the English version you should use the English patch. (TOTev3.exe)


Acknowledgments:
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Information about the error and beta testing:

Cireja from abandonsocios.org
Gabriel19681_1 from abandonsocios.org

English translation of this text:

Ignatus from abandonsocios.org

Without their help, this patch could never have been possible. Thank you!


FINAL CONSIDERATIONS:
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If you use or share this patch, or a saved game created using this patch, or anything based in this patch, for analysis, reviews or walkthroughs, please just give me some credit as it took me much effort, time and work to repair the error.

As I write this lines there is no patch, fix or savegame like this one, remember that it was impossible to finish this adventure on modern computers.

Until now ...

Thank you very much!

Tatapindi, October 31, 2014
www.abandonsocios.org