Artificial Academy 2 Install Guide Portable

Artificial Academy 2 is a Japanese game. Without proper locale, you will see ??????? instead of character names. Do not change your Windows system locale – use Locale Emulator (portable version).

The "Portable" approach (often referred to as the AA2Mini method in later community versions) is superior to the full install because:

Do not extract to C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86). Windows protects these folders and can block the launcher. artificial academy 2 install guide portable

Recommended Locations:

Extraction method:

The portable version accepts mods better than installed versions because mods that want to write to the Registry will simply fail (safely) instead of corrupting your OS.

Your main folder should look like this:

Artificial Academy 2 Portable/
│
├── AA2Play.exe          (main game)
├── AA2Edit.exe          (character editor)
├── AA2Pre.exe           (launcher/preferences)
├── data/                (all game assets)
├── mod/                 (if using AA2MOD or HF mods)
├── save/                (saves, created automatically)
├── cap/                 (screenshots)
├── d3d9.dll             (optional: for ENB/sweetfx)
├── config.ini           (generated after first run)
└── readme.txt           (portable notes)

This is where the portable method shines. Instead of running a complex Japanese installer, we will use AA2Unlimited to overwrite the base game with the English, patched version.

What this does: This process overwrites the Japanese executables and data files with the patched English versions. It installs the translation, uncensor, and fixes in one move. Artificial Academy 2 is a Japanese game

From your installed version (or extracted disc/backup), copy the entire game folder into AA2_Portable\Game.

Make sure you have: