Do I need a locale emulator on Linux for this game?
No, you do not need a locale emulator on Linux. Instead, use the environment variable LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 to set the language. This also works for Saint Cherry.



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No, you do not need a locale emulator on Linux. Instead, use the environment variable LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 to set the language. This also works for Saint Cherry.
Use WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.local/share/wineprefixes/saint_lime" WINEARCH=win32 winetricks win7 cjkfonts fakejapanese gdiplus quartz lavfilters amstream. Then, set LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 and use WINEDLLOVERRIDES="live=n,b" wine ./SaintLime.exe to run the game.
Open the game using the LocaleEmulator located in Hijiri Houshou Hana Saint Lime v1.2 EN\locale\LocaleEmulator\LEInstaller.exe
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