Schooldays Usermanual

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Thank you for purchasing School Days HQ from JAST USA and 0verflow.

We welcome your feedback and input on this title. Please stop by the JAST USA forums at

http://www.jastusa.com/forums or find us on Twitter (@jastusa) and tell us what you think!

Important Information Please Read

This computer game is a work of fiction intended for consumption by mature adults only. It

contains artistic depictions of sexual acts as a central element of its story, and asserts that sex is

an important aspect of adult relationships. You must be 18 years of age or older to play this game

or view the images inside. No character engaged in any sexually explicit activity is intended to be

under 18 years of age, and no actual or identifiable minor was used during the process of creating

the artwork or characters in this game. Any similarities to real or imagined persons, places, or

organizations are purely coincidental.

Please note that the completely fictional sexual encounters depicted in this game do not always

include safe sex practices, nor do they necessarily demonstrate the full range of sensitivity,

communication, and intimacy necessary to sustain a real life interpersonal relationship.

School Days HQ is copyright STACK and JAST USA Ltd., All Rights Reserved. This English localized

edition of School Days HQ is licensed for distribution exclusively outside Japan.

Thank You

Table of Contents

03. Story

04. Heroines

06. Characters

09. Installation and Basic Controls

10. How to Play

12. Options

13. Technical Support and Troubleshooting


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STORY

It was at the beginning of second semester that Makoto first caught sight of the beautiful

Kotonoha reading on the train to school. Ever since, watching her read has been the one

source of delight in his otherwise uneventful mornings.

It wasn't that he wanted to go out with her, or even to be noticed by her.

Just watching her from afar made his days a little bit brighter - and it's certainly not as if

he believed in that charm that everyone was talking about...

One day, Makoto's classmate Sekai catches sight of Kotonoha's picture on his phone and

discovers his secret affection for her. To Makoto's surprise, Sekai gives him her full and

enthusiastic support. Her encouragment brings fresh color to his dull, uneventful life.

From the moment she drags the two of them to their first lunch together, the barriers

between Makoto and Kotonoha begin to fall. Sekai, however, grows increasingly

distracted, as if lost in her own thoughts.

On the platform at dusk, Makoto waits for Kotonoha to arrive for their first date.

Sekai passes by on the way home from school.

Grateful for her part in bringing him and Kotonoha together, Makoto promises to do

anything he can to thank her.

A moment later, Makoto stands there on the platform, stunned.

On the train, Sekai clasps her phone, a picture of Makoto set within.

Kotonoha hurries towards the station, a cheerful smile on her face.

And so, as three hearts burn with three different emotions, the story begins.

HEROINES

SAIONJI SEKAI

Makoto's classmate. Sekai is acheerful and outgoing girl whoalways tries to keep the moodbright, though some studentsconsider her a bit of a busybody.She has many secret admirerslike Taisuke who are attracted toher cute features and buoyantpersonality, but every man whohas tried to make a pass at her hasfailed.


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HEROINES

KATSURA KOTONOHA

A first-year student in 1-4, the classnext to Makoto's. Due to her strikingappearance, Kotonoha has become ashy girl who is uncomfortable aroundmen. She is disliked by the girls in herclass, and distanced from the boys, whoprevent each other from approachingher. She has been interested in Makotoever since she noticed him watchingher, and when Sekai convinces him toask her out, she accepts.

CHARACTERS

Itou Makoto

A student in class 1-3 of Sakakino Academy. Drifting

through a monotonous everyday life, he finds

himself drawn towards the beautiful girl who shares

his train to school. A shy person when it comes to

romance, he is content to just watch her from a

distance - but with Sekai's support, that uneventful

life begins to change.

Kiyoura SetsunaSekai's classmate and friend since childhood.

Setsuna is a quiet girl whose expression changes

little, but somehow she and Sekai are able to

understand each other perfectly.

Katou OtomeKotonoha's classmate, and Makoto's friend since

childhood. Otome plays for the school basketball

team, and is the de facto leader of class 1-4's girls.

She is responsible for the bullying that Kotonoha

endures.


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CHARACTERS CHARACTERS

Kuroda HikariSekai's classmate and friend. Her family owns a bakery in

town that is famous for its lemon custard cake. Behaves

rather coldly towards Makoto, whom she believes is dating

her friend Sekai.

Kanroji NanamiSekai's classmate and friend. Nanami is a popular, athletic

girl who plays for the school basketball team and is the

center of Sekai's circle of friends. Her boyfriend is a

hardcore otaku, a fact that has many doubting her taste in

men. She was classmates with Kotonoha in junior high.

Sawanaga TaisukeMakoto's best friend. Taisuke is an upbeat, carefree guy

who has been hanging out with Makoto since junior

high. Despite being a nice guy, Taisuke is not considered

"relationship material" by any of the girls.

One of Otome's lackeys. A ditzy girlwho is mentally the youngest of the

group.

Mori KumiOne of Otome's lackeys. Loves tocollect rumors and gossip. Best

friends with Kumi.

Koizumi NatsumiOne of Otome's lackeys. Anupbeat girl who is completely

devoted to Otome.

Obuchi Minami


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INSTALLATION & BASIC CONTROLS HOW TO PLAY

Installation

When you place Disk 1 in your computers DVD-ROM drive, the installer menu should

come up automatically. If it does not come up, open the DVD-ROM volume on your My

Computer page and double-click the SETUP.EXE icon manually. Follow the instructions in

the installer to install the game.

Note: Please make sure that you have DirectX 9.0 installed before installing School Days

HQ.

Starting the Game

Once installed you can start the game by selecting the School Days HQ icon in the Start

menu, or by double-clicking the shortcut on the desktop.

The first screen you will see when launching School Days HQ is the game's title menu.

From this menu you can start a new game, continue a saved game, view unlocked

H-scenes, configure your game settings, or quit the game.

Before you begin playing the game, it is a good idea to click Options and set up the

game the way you want to play it.

Uninstalling the Game

To uninstall School Days HQ, please go to Start Menu > Programs > 0verflow > School

Days HQ and select Uninstall.

Basic Controls

Space Bar: Play/Pause the game.

Mouse Wheel Up/Down: Speed up or slow down playback.

Left-click or Enter (Return) key: Select highlighted choice.

Right-click: Cancel

Title Screen

- START

Start a new game from the beginning.

- LOAD

Load a saved game.

- REPLAY

View previously unlocked scenes.

- OPTION

Open the confguration menu.

- EXIT Close the game.

Game Mode

[1] AUTO MODE

Click to toggle auto mode. In auto mode, the game will

make choices for you.

[2] AFFECTION METER

Displays the protagonist's level of affection towards

Kotonoha and Sekai.

[3] PLAY/PAUSE

Click to play or pause the video.

[4] REWIND

Returns to the beginning of the current scene. Click twice

to return to the previous scene.

[5] FAST FORWARD

Click to advance to the end of the current scene.

[5] SKIP

Skip to the next choice.

Move the cursor to the top of the screen

to reveal the control panel.

Choices will appear in the middle of the screen. Click to

select. If you wait too long, Makoto wont say anything!

But sometimes silence is golden. You decide.

[7] SPEED

Click to change the playback speed.

[8] SAVE

Click to save your game.

[9] LOAD

Click to load a saved game.

[10] BACKLOG

Click to view previously displayed text.

[11] OPTION

Click to open the confg menu.

[12] TOP MENU

Click to return to the title screen.


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OPTIONS

General Options

- ASPECT RATIO

Choose widescreen (16:9) or standard (4:3) aspect ratio.

- WINDOW SIZE

Switch between fullscreen and windowed display modes.

- SKIP UNREAD BLOCKS

Turn this function on to enable faster playback speeds

in unread scenes.

- SKIP UNTIL NEXT DECISION

Turn this function on to enable the Skip button on the

control panel.

- DISPLAY SUBTITLES

Turn this function off to disable English subtitles.

Sound Options

- BG M

Adjust the BGM volume.

- SE

Adjust the volume of sound effects.

- VOICE

Adjust the volume of dialogue.

- MALE VOICES

Turn this function off to disable voices for male characters.

- MUTE Turn this function on to disable voices for all characters.

SOMCON Options

- PORT NUMBER

Displays USB ports with a SOMCON device connected.

- SOMCON TEST

Press Start to test your SOMCON device.

- SOMCON

Toggle your SOMCON device on and off.

*For instructions on how to connect and use your SOMCON,

please consult the SOMCON manual.

Save/Load

SAVE

This is where you save your game. Access the save menu by

selecting Save from the control panel. You have 10 pages with

10 save slots each.

Backlog

Replay

LOAD

This is where you load your game. Access the load menu by

selecting Load from the control panel or title screen.

ROUTE MAP

Access the route map by selecting "Open Route Map" from the

Load screen. Here you can see your progress through the game,

including all routes and endings. Click on a node to restart the

game from that point.

H-SCENES

You can view unlocked H-scenes from this screen.

Use the backlog to review the current chapter's dialogue.

PLAY DATA

Load scenes from your save data. During playback, the

screen will show "Replay Mode" in the top right corner.


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TECHNICAL SUPPORT / TROUBLE SHOOTING

If you experience problems during installation or startup:

- Right click on the executable and select "Run as administrator".

- If you are using an external USB disk drive, use an internal disk drive instead.

- If your C: drive is low on space, it can cause Windows to become unstable. Please delate

data to free up space on your C: drive.

- Please disable your antivirus or add School Days HQ to its list of exceptions.

If you experience problems with text, video, or audio:

- Upgrade to the latest drivers for your video and audio devices.

- Reinstall DirectX.

- Make sure that your computer has the latest version of Windows Media Player installed.

- Uninstall third-party video codecs like ffdshow and DivX.

- Check that your computer meets the minimum requirements for video, memory, and CPU.

- If you are unable to play in fullscreen mode properly, please disable GPU scaling or play in

windowed mode.

If your game crashes, please restart the game. If it continues to crash in the same place, or

if you experience any unexpected problems with School Days HQ, please contact JAST USA

support. Technical support is handled through our email helpdesk at http://help.jastusa.

com/. Be sure to include

- a detailed description of the problem you're experiencing

- a description of your computer system, including OS, graphics card,

sound card and processor


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