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[Chronos Gem Stories] README

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=== Required ===
Java25 Runtime
* If it has not been installed, the download site will open automatically when you run the exe file.


=== Recommended ===
CPU				: Core i3 3.0GHz
OS				: Windows7
RAM				: 4GB
Display Size	: 1280x1024


=== How to Start ===
Double click chronos_gem_stories.exe.
If the OS is Linux/Mac, double click chronos_gem_stories.jar or execute below command on the terminal.

java -jar chronos_gem_stories.jar


=== How to Play ===
This is a simple action game.
You can choose and play any stages in the opening view,
but the story progresses from chapter 1.
You can learn how to play this game at the tutorial.


=== Operation ===
Move, attack, decide	: Left click
Hovering				: Right click
Loading the maximum number of rounds: Middle click / X key
Reset					: R key
Pause					: P key
Quit					: ESC key
Sound on/off			: F4 key
BGM on/off				: F5 key


=== Online trouble shooting ===
https://sorakomi.com/java/caution.html


=== History ===
2026/07/10  Ver1.44.0
- Added a new level in "A Lost Child in Time".

2026/05/29  Ver1.43.0
- Added a new level in "A Lost Child in Time".

2026/04/17  Ver1.42.0
- Added a new level in "A Lost Child in Time".

2026/03/13  Ver1.41.0
- Added a new level in "A Lost Child in Time".

2026/01/30  Ver1.40.0
- Added two new levels in chapter "A Lost Child in Time".

2025/12/26  Ver1.39.0
- Added a new level in "A Lost Child in Time".
- Added weapons that bosses are weak to.
- Changed the system so that you can earn rewards every day from boss battles.

2025/11/14  Ver1.38.0
- Revised the English translation.

2025/10/17  Ver1.37.0
- Added two new levels in chapter "A Lost Child in Time".

2025/09/12  Ver1.36.0
- Added two new levels in chapter "A Lost Child in Time".

2025/08/08  Ver1.35.0
- Added three new levels in a new chapter "A Lost Child in Time".

2025/07/18  Ver1.34.0
- Added chapter 11 of Edmond.

2025/05/30  Ver1.33.0
- Added the Chinese translation.

2025/04/25  Ver1.32.0
- Added chapter 10 of Edmond.
- Added a mark to items in the shop that have never been purchased.

2025/03/14  Ver1.31.0
- Added chapter 9 of Edmond.
- Added a new perk "Reflective Shield".
- Added a recovery effect to the perk "Undo Vomit".

2025/01/17  Ver1.30.0
- Added chapter 8 of Edmond.

2024/12/06  Ver1.29.0
- Added chapter 7 of Edmond.

2024/11/01  Ver1.28.0
- Added chapter 6 of Edmond.

2024/10/08  Ver1.27.1
- Fixed a bug in 1-4 of Edmond.

2024/09/27  Ver1.27.0
- Added chapter 5 of Edmond.

2024/08/16  Ver1.26.0
- Added chapter 4 of Edmond.

2024/07/19  Ver1.25.0
- Added chapter 3 of Edmond.

2024/06/20  Ver1.24.0
- Added chapter 2 of Edmond.
- Fixed a bug that caused game progress to stop when clearing a stage while using "Time Stop".

2024/06/03  Ver1.23.0.1
- Corrected the Turkish translation.

2024/05/24  Ver1.23.0
- Added chapter 1 of Edmond.

2024/04/12  Ver1.22.0
- Added chapter 11 of Amane.
- Changed the specification of the option "Time of Judgement".
- Added a feature that you can change the equipment names. (Android version only)

2024/03/01  Ver1.21.0
- Added chapter 10 of Amane.
- Abolished weapon changes using drags.
- Fixed a bug where the guard wouldn't be released if an enemy guard was generated while time was stopped.

2024/02/02  Ver1.20.0
- Added chapter 9 of Amane.
- Increased the reward of the Clock Hunt.
- Fixed a bug of the damage of boosted Wall of Rejection.

2024/01/05  Ver1.19.0
- Added chapter 8 of Amane.
- Added a setting that you can disable the seasonal effects.

2023/12/08  Ver1.18.0
- Added chapter 7 of Amane.

2023/11/11  Ver1.17.0
- Added chapter 6 of Amane.

2023/10/13  Ver1.16.0
- Added chapter 5 of Amane.

2023/09/15  Ver1.15.0
- Added chapter 4 of Amane.

2023/08/12  Ver1.14.0
- Added chapter 3 of Amane.
- Changed the effect of Soul burst when boosted.

2023/07/14  Ver1.13.0
- Added a feature that you can change the characters' names and places' names. (Android version only)

2023/06/29  Ver1.12.0
- Adjusted the difficulty.
- Added a feature that you can customize the difficulty.
- Changed a part of the bitmaps.

2023/06/16  Ver1.11.0
- Added chapter 11 of Shigure.
- Added a new option "Wall penetration" to the shop in chapter 4.
- Added a new option "Sub weapon booster" to the shop in chapter 8.
- Added an attribute that can damage even when the enemy is in damage to the main weapon "Rabbit".
- Added an attribute that can damage even when the enemy is in damage and penetrate walls to the sub weapon "Hitodama".
- Fixed a bug that the lives of some bosses were too many.

2023/05/19  Ver1.10.0
- Added a story view feature.

2023/04/28  Ver1.9.0
- Added chapter 10 of Shigure.
- Reduced the price of items in the shop.

2023/03/31  Ver1.8.0
- Added chapter 9 of Shigure.

2023/03/03  Ver1.7.0
- Added chapter 8 of Shigure.

2023/02/21  Ver1.6.1
- Speeded up some explosion effect processing.

2023/02/10  Ver1.6.0
- Abolished the options: Weight, Accelerator.
- Added the character speed setting.
- Added the camera scale setting.

2023/01/27  Ver1.5.0
- Added chapter 7 of Shigure.
- Fixed a bug that the water attribute attack doesn't work correctly on enemies that have the fire attribute when you have two attribute options.
- Fixed a bug that new enemies don't show up in clock hunt when there are a lot of healing potions on the map.

2023/01/05	Ver1.4.1
- Fixed a bug that the boss of chapter 6 of Shigure sometimes goes under the ground.

2022/12/25	Ver1.4.0
- Added chapter 6 of Shigure.

2022/11/18	Ver1.3.0
- Added chapter 5 of Shigure.

2022/10/22	Ver1.2.0
- Added chapter 4 of Shigure.
- Added the clock hunt.
- Added the Portuguese, Turkish and Korean versions.

2022/09/10  Ver1.1.0
- Added Amane : a new main character.

2022/08/13  Ver1.0.0
- Release.


=== Materials ===
This game uses the materials distributed in the below sites.

== BGM ==
H/MIX GALLERY
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNPMwbX6-SclEmvFX5_ihCw
Tasogare no prologue (It means "Prologue of twilight", n10.mp3)	: Opening
Kishidan to shounen (It means "The order and the boy", c22.mp3)	: Stage select (Shigure)

Youfulca
https://youfulca.com/
Everlasting Flame of Blue (Battle-Everlasting.mp3) : Stage (Shigure)
The Bloody Crescent (Battle-BloodyCrescent.mp3) : Boss stage (Shigure)
Battle Theme (Battle.mp3)	: Boss stage 2 (Shigure)
The Song Of The End (Ariadne-LastBoss.mp3)	: Last boss (Shigure)
Deadly Sins (Battle-deadly.mp3)	: Stage (Amane)
Justice and Lost Emotion (Lost-Emotion.mp3)	: Boss stage (Amane)
Lunatic Dance IV (Battel-LunaticDance.mp3)	: Boss stage 2 (Amane)
Furious Battle (Battle-Furious.mp3)	: Last boss (Amane)
Jingle piano (ingle-piano.mp3) : Stage clear
Gien (It means "Doubt", Horror-ginen.mp3)	: Event (Amane)
Macaroni Western Battle! -Duel in the wilderness- (battle-arms.mp3)	: Stage (Edomond)
Caos and Despair (caos-and-despair.mp3)	: Event (Edmond)
A battle song that blatantly pays respect to Sakuraba Motoi-Sensei. (YU-FULCA-WITH-SAKURABA.mp3)	: Boss stage 2 (Edmond)
She Was There (Es-Boss-Final.mp3)	: Boss stage 3 (Edmond)

Music Atelier Amacha
https://amachamusic.chagasi.com/index.html
Shukumei (It means "Fate", shukumei.mp3)	: Event (Shigure)
Shinshoku (It means "Denudation", shinshoku.mp3)	: Event (Shigure)
Aki no ayumi (It means "Walk of autumn", akinoayumi.mp3)	: Event (Shigure)
Katamukikaketa hizashi (It means "The sun going down", katamukikaketahizashi.mp3)	: Stage select (Amane)
Ame no prelude (It means "Prelude of rain", amenoprelude.mp3)	: Event (Amane)
Hatsuyuki (It means "First snow", hatsuyuki.mp3)	: Ending
Autumn Bell (autumnbell.mp3)	: Ending (Amane)
Boss (boss.mp3)	: Special boss stage (Edmond)

Hannya's MIDI
http://hannya.nce.buttobi.net/
Taida (It means "Indolence", nmm06.mp3)	: Stage select (Edmond)

Degifami Ongaku-dou
https://web.archive.org/web/20080514093949/http:/www.enterbrain.co.jp/digifami/digiweb/ongakudou/
Ano sora no mukouni（It means "Over the sky", AnoSora.mid, the author is Yanagisawa Hideki) : Event (Shigure)

FREEDOM HOUSE 2nd
http://fhouse.s17.xrea.com/
"Ware koso subete!"（It means "I am everything", BOSS10.MID) : Event (Shigure)

DOVA-SYMDROME
https://dova-s.jp/_contents/agreement/
dull_spoon.mp3	: Ending (Amane)

PeriTune
https://peritune.com/
BattleField2 (PerituneMaterial_BattleField2.mp3)	: Boss stage (Edomond)

Otologic
https://otologic.jp/
Private time	: Stage clear (Edomond)


== Sound ==
The Match Makers
https://osabisi.sakura.ne.jp/m2/
animal02.wav
beep14.wav
bom09.wav
bom13.wav
bosu21.wav
buble03.wav
burst00.wav
clock01.wav
coin03.wav
coin04.wav
coin06.wav
crash17.wav
crash23.wav
don07.wav
don13_d.wav
don14.wav
door02.wav
fall01.wav
fire02.wav
freeze08.wav
gun05.wav
gun12.wav
gun14_c.wav
gun23.wav
hit_p08_c.wav
hit_s11_a.wav
hit_s15b.wav
hit26.wav
hit79.wav
koro00.wav
power03.wav
power14.wav
puu04.wav
set2.wav
step03.wav
swing00.wav
swing24_a.wav
swing30_a.wav
swing40_d.wav
swing41.wav
tm2_gun002.wav
tm2_phone006.wav
tm2_shoot003.wav
tm2_rain002.wav
warp03r.wav
weapon00.wav

Sound Effect Lab
https://soundeffect-lab.info/
Glow 01 (Onmtp-Flash01-1.mp3)
Lightning live recording environment#03 (Thunder-Real_Ambi03-1.mp3)
Wind blows1.mp3
Bound.mp3
Guys "Yeah!".mp3
Hit sound 8.mp3
Small drum.mp3
Yay by guys.mp3
Stretch.mp3
Japanese drum.mp3
Scream

Tam
https://www.tam-music.com/
Clock hand (2) (kachikachi2.mp3)

DOVA-SYNDROME
https://dova-s.jp/
Time signal, bell sound.mp3
Paralysis, numb.mp3
Beep on TV.mp3

Pocket Sound
https://pocket-se.info/rules/
Gameover#3 (gameover3.mp3)
Gravity magic (gravity.mp3)
Voice material, "We're in the middle of the program, but we have some urgent news"
Breaking news jingle

Sound Effects .mp3
https://sounds-mp3.com/
Snake attack
Devilish laugh

On-Jin
https://on-jin.com/
Mowin.mp3
guns, rifle.mp3
fall06.mp3
shooting game like04.mp3
plate_broke04.mp3
ta_ta_kira02.mp3
ta_ta_kai-n02.mp3
hand, foot slap01.mp3
firearms, rifles.mp3
shatter_glass02.mp3
clock_bell.mp3
open_register.mp3
bad_idea02.mp3
gaan02.mp3
bofu.mp3
pufpuf_horn.mp3
Bowling (spo_ge_bowling02.wav)
whip.mp3
Whistle#01 (hito_ge_kuchibue01.wav)
Water, splash02.mp3

Maou Damashii
https://maou.audio/
Magical 01

Let's Play with Free Sound Effects!
https://taira-komori.jpn.org/freesounden.html
strange_beam.mp3
hide3.mp3
cat1a.mp3

Kurage Kosho
http://www.kurage-kosho.info/
Poison1 (poison01.mp3)

Senses Circuit
https://www.senses-circuit.com/
horror_9.mp3
iyopon.mp3

VSQ plus+
https://vsq.co.jp/plus/
VSQ_JINGLE_0098_disappointment_02.mp3

Free Sound Effects & Free Music
https://kirakira-soundeffect.com/
011_se_kira11.wav

WEB WAVE LIB (dead link)
Dog barking (large dog) (Dog-J003@11.wav)

SoundLabel (dead link)
japanese_02.mp3

Seesaa Blog (dead link)
elephant.wav


== Image ==
Illust AC
https://www.ac-illust.com/
Clock (ID 1385291)
Gems (ID 22066649)
Bar background illustration#02 (ID 22092383)
Japanese sake illustration set (ID 1365878)
Heart (ID 22848877)
Weapon shop background illustration#03 (ID 22113155)
Wood (ID 22789507)
A rotten hospital room (ID 1249315)
Saigon cathedral (ID 245191)
A western-style castle (ID 1592755)
Bar at night (ID 984277)
Bat (ID 083466)
Typhoon (ID 2191763)
Fort (ID 670949)
Branches without flowers and leaves (ID 23694399)
Wave, Ki bullet, Magic bullet (ID 22623235)
Western-style private high school/junior high school building (ID 23816024)
Corridor of an old Western-style building background illustration (ID 23303824)
Before the storm (ID 2052149)
Milk bottle (ID 22831756)
Coke (ID 22644427)
Illustration of hotpot cooking (ID 1796146)
Sumo silhouette (ID 678417)
Emergency driving (2nd frame) (ID 22319631)
Pot (ID 1080858)
Black fluffy leather sofa (ID 22695846)
Houseplant: Pachira in white flowerpot (ID 22140209)
Houseplant: Interior (ID 22041059)
Salt with outline (ID 22545938)
Bathtub and shower (ID 22528853)
Sumo ring (ID 23608825)

Photo AC
https://www.photo-ac.com/
A city scenery of Vienna#40, Austria (ID 774815) : Byakudan city
A scenery of Senjōjiki Cirque (ID 4286348) : Urano mountains
The world heritage Mont Saint-Michel, France (ID 23538061) : Otsuki city
Forest (ID 22817454) : The stronghold of the bandits
The night scenery of Otaru Canal, Japan (ID 3775020) : Misora, a post-town
The scenery of Calico ghost town, America#7 (ID 22348338) : Arishino City
The night scenery of Andalusia region#3 (ID 3961274) : Tomoshibi City
Overseas, country road (ID 1951793) : The nameless little village
Shirogane blue lake, Biei, Hokkaidou, Japan (ID 4135486) : The land of demise
The nature of Kusa-senri, Aso, Japan (ID 4828477) : The time of decision
Venice, Italy (ID 3367079) : Haruno city
Pegnitz River and a bridge, Nuremberg, German (ID 1757618) : Sewatari, a riverside village
Tulips and red bricks (ID 2317374) : The Haruno family estate
The scenery of upthrusted stones (ID 24170789) : Event
A lodge in the forest (ID 23905246) : Event
A western style house with white roses (ID 24021318)  : Event
Roses (ID 23638740) : Event
Retro sofa in western room (ID 3932774) : Event
Candle (ID 23333697) : Event
Western-style building, drawing room (ID 322190) : Event
A quietly decaying hut deep in the mountains (ID 23878071)	: Event
Countryside mountain hut (ID 933290)	: Event
Winter scenery (ID 23231785)	: Event
Mountain hut by a swamp (ID 23466080)	: Event
Blood splatter/horror4 (ID 595769)	: Event
Treasure and treasure chest (ID 22246998)	: Event
Divine sky (partly CG) (ID 3894777)	: Event
School lunch time (ID 1504002)	: Event
Principal's office (ID 24406217)	: Event
Doorknob Lever handle Half-open door (ID 4300006)	: Event

silhouette AC
https://www.silhouette-ac.com/
Bat (ID 123564)

SILHOETTE DESIGN
https://kage-design.com/
A silhoette of wolf
A silhoette of elephant
A rabbit#1

illust image
https://illustimage.com/
A silhoette of a jumping tiger (ID 13944)
A water drop (ID 10861)
3D face mask (ID 13212)

Vita-chi materials
http://www.vita-chi.net/sozai1.htm
Message box (ele1.png)

IFN
https://illustration-free.net/
Information icon

First Seed Material
https://www.mogunet.net/~fsm/
Map chip, dangeon#1 (dang01_a.bmp)

Nanami Yuki's atelier
https://nanamiyuki.com/
Hit effect
Background of dark forest
Mantle 6
Crown 2
Fire ball 5
Skeleton monster 1-2
Masked ghost 1
NY_CJ_monster_011_4.png
NY_CJ_monster_021_2.png

Japaclip
https://japaclip.com/
Rocks
Chili Pepper

S-Hoshino.com
https://www.s-hoshino.com/
Free image 196 : tropical plants and rocks

Free Photo
http://free-photo.net/
廃墟   ：滅びの都オンゴク

Public domain Q
https://publicdomainq.net/
View of passages and columns in the palace (publicdomainq-0047094vhyaza.jpg)
Cymbal

BEIZ images
https://www.beiz.jp/
Rough texture stone image material (stone_00020.jpg)

Yun photo.net (Photo by (c)Tomo.Yun)
https://www.yunphoto.net/jp/jouken.html
Mountain road (yun_1060.jpg)

BAKENEKOKAN
https://neko.moo.jp/BS/
icon-1_2.png

Pakutaso
https://www.pakutaso.com/
Free AI image material of a Western-style room with a fireplace (aig-mid22922-329-xl_TP_V.jpg)
Free AI image material of a city with cold rain (aig-mid221005309-xl_TP_V.jpg)
Free stock photos of a rural morning shrouded in fog (1711162AMEMAN019_TP_V.jpg)
Free stock photos of Mt. Fuji seen from the Tanzawa Mountains (RED19428E005_TP_V.jpg)
Free stock photos of old mansions (PPU_huruioyashiki_TP_V.jpg)

Illust Cute
https://illustcute.com/
Cute ghost (ID 8961)

Ayaemo Creative Institute
https://ayaemo.skr.jp/
Free background material "Western house"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sinoreport/862675757/ by feldpress (modified by Ayaemo Creative Institute)
is licensed under a Creative Commons license:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en

Min-chi Rie
https://min-chi.material.jp/
School entrance (daytime)
School staff room (daytime)
School grounds (daytime)
School bench (daytime)
TV in a Japanese-style room (daytime)

Kimagure After
https://gakaisozai.seesaa.net/
Background material School-Classroom-Window side

Illust Cut.com
https://illustcut.com/
Illustration of 10 yen coin 5

Irasutoya
https://www.irasutoya.com/
Trash (gomi_kamikuzu.png)
Biplane (hikouki_fukuyouki.png)

Illustration Center
https://illustcenter.com/
A corked flask containing a poison

Riflan Workshop
http://riflan.blog.fc2.com/
Speech bubble with exclamation mark

AIPICT
https://aipict.com/
Castle_Forrest19.png

Shutterstock.com
https://www.shutterstock.com/
Flame images

illust8
https://illust8.com/
Cute beetle illustration (cute_kabutomushi_8938.png)


=== EULA ===
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR
THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

- The copyright of this game is in the author Mine. Unauthorized diversion etc are forbidden.

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- If you'd like to send impression or bug reports, contact the author with email.


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Author	: Mine
Mail	: mine315+sorakomi@gmail.com
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