Phantasmagoria Trues
幻想浪漫紀行 ―Phantasmagoria Trues― (Gensou Rouman Kikou, "Fantasy Romance Travel Log") is a Touhou fan game made by Len in Danmakufu 0.12m. It is a remake of his earlier game Phantasm Romance containing an overhauled game system, three game modes, and an extra stage. Version 1.0 was released on 30 August 2011, with version 1.1 adding the Terminus stage. Version 1.2 was released on 1 April 2013 and introduced Simple mode, a system which is based on that of Phantasm Romance.
The gameplay is mechanics-heavy. Other than the trademark Touhou mechanics such as graze and point of collection. The gameplay revolves around a RED gauge similar to DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Black Label and a dynamic multiplier that can affect the gameplay.
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Contents
Controls
Phantasmagoria Trues runs on dnh 0.12m. So it is mainly played with keyboard.
- Arrow Keys: navigates the menu and moves the character.
- Z: Causes a short barrage of shots to be fired; hold it down for autofire.
- X: Releases a bomb.
- C: User key. Can be set to hyper release.
Other controls
- Backspace: Resets script. The fastest way to restart the game with the same shot type.
- Escape: Pauses the game. 1st option resumes, 2nd option returns to dnh main menu, 3rd option returns to script select.
- Space: Fast forward. Avoid it during gameplay. Additionally it doesn't work well with Vpatch. So run the dnh program in isolation to fast forward through replays.
Setup
Please check the following page in Moriya Shrine. It offers a premade package that contains dnh 0.12m, vpatch for less input lag and better resolution, and added sound effects + sprites. On the player's side. They need to run Vpatch.exe in japanese locale. This can be done by changing region settings in the control panel or using a program called Locale Emulator.
Tuning
Once the player runs the script. The main menu has an option called Tuning. It should open this menu:
