In the crack folder you unzipped, drag the file over to the game folder as well. For this file, you don’t have to overwrite the DMMd.exe file in the game folder; it’s okay if that and the DMMdcrackforver110 are separate. Now create a shortcut for the crack and send it to the desktop. Rename it DRAMAtical Murder or whatever if you’d like. Do not post information about Nitro+Chiral's other games. This wikia is specifically for DRAMAtical Murder only. Writing down any information for the followings: Togainu no Chi, Lamento -BEYOND THE VOID-, Chiral Mori, sweet pool and False Alkanet will be automatically deleted.

DMMd re:connect Frequently Asked Questions

General notice about the DMMd re:connect Patch Download
How do I change my computer to Japanese Encoding?
What is the root DMMd re:connect folder and how can I access it?
Does this game work on a Mac?
I can’t read the text in the Mini Game!

General notice about the DMMd re:connect Patch Download

Patch definition as per Wiktionary.org:

• To fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade.
• To make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program.

The DMMd re:connect (DRAMAtical Murder re:connect) Patch assumes that the user already has the game DMMd re:connect installed and working on their computer. This is NOT a download to the pirated copy of the game with the English patch already applied. This is – as the definition explains – just the PATCH.

How do I change my computer to Japanese Encoding?

If you use Windows 8:

1. Go to the Control Panel
2. Click on Clock, Language and Region then Region
3. Click on the Administrative tab
4. Click on Change System Locale
5. Select Japan (Japanese) from the drop-down

If you use Windows 7:
1. Go to the Control Panel
2. Click on Clock, Language and Regions
3. Click the Administrative tab and under “Language for Non-Unicode Programs”, hit the Change System Locale button then select Japanese from the drop-down menu.
4. Click OK. You should be prompted to Restart your computer once done.
If you use Windows XP, you’ll need the operating system CD:
1. Go to the Control Panel
2. Click on Regional and Language Options
3. Click the Advanced tab and under the “Language for non-Unicode Programs”, select Japanese from the drop-down menu.
5. Click OK. You’ll get a prompt asking whether to use existing files or to install from your OS CD. If this is your first time doing this you probably don’t already have the files so you’ll need to install them. From there just follow the instructions on the screen.

What is the root re:connect folder and how can I access it?

As per About.com,
_{The root folder of any partition is the “highest” folder in the hierarchy. The root folder contains all other folders and can also contain files. For example, the root folder of the main partition on your computer is probably C:. The root folder of your DVD or CD drive might be D:.}

So for this case, when we say “root re:connect folder”, we’re referring to the main folder where the game was installed. Below is a picture of the root folder so you know what it looks like, along with the highlighted path in order for you to find it (note that I’m using Windows 7 in the example below, but the logic is exactly the same regardless of one’s OS):

Does this game work on a Mac?

Technically no, the game only works on Windows so it won’t run on a Mac OS unfortunately. There are however ways to run a Windows OS on your Mac, and only then will you able to play DMMd.

I can’t read the text in the Mini Game!

If the text in your Card Mini Game renders like shit, ie like in the example below:
Then this means you are missing the necessary fonts to view it correctly. There is a notice about it in the patch package download, but here it is again for convenience:

Dramatical Murder Episodes

If you use or intend to play the game on Windows XP, you will need to do this additional step and download/install a set of Japanese ClearType fonts, which are otherwise already pre-installed in all versions of Windows post XP.
You can get the fonts (for free!) officially through Microsoft in the following link. It comes in an installer package so it’ll basically install the fonts for you: Japanese ClearType fonts for Windows XP