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Clannad - Installation/Error troubleshooting

This guide will show you how to install English version of Clannad.

1. Download all 17 parts.
Clannad Install 1
2. Right-click on first part and select “Extract here”
Clannad Install 2
3. Extraction might take a while. Once it’s complete, open newly created folder and start the game with REALLIVE.EXE
Clannad Install 3

Common Clannad Errors:

After starting the game, there’s only black screen with cursor working
This problem occurs usually on 64bit systems. To fix it download this patch and replace 4 files in game folder.
Patch download (9 MB)
Clannad Error 1

66 comments

BlahReply
There seems to be problems with Nagisa's chat box specifically. The message "No valid string...make a ticket about it keeps coming up" periodically. I want to know how to fix this.
hitori no hitoReply
ALERT! I'M NOT ACTUALLY GIVING YOU A SOLUTION JUST HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. Now that that's over I'll proceed then...I thought they might have fixed this when I read the comments saying the game was up to 99.9999999... translated but I guess I was wrong or your version of the translation patch was incorrectly installed. But either way I can tell you this: that the game's translation was like that for some part's later in the game. I'm pretty sure these parts were machine translated and "No valid string…make a ticket" was just the machine translator misreading the kanji for tomoya or some other word.
tr;dr No valid string…make a ticket = tomoya, in most cases at least I think. Not sure though because I finished it a while ago. I'm sorry that doesn't really do much.
OtacosReply
the patch doesnt work D:
Protector_BerryReply
I already downloaded and replaced the files of the patch, but now the screen is totally white and the background music sounds. What did I do wrong? How do i fix it?
AlexReply
I downloaded all 17 parts and extracted, but REALLIVE.exe does not show up only REALLIVE.exe.manifest is present. Please help I really want to play this game.
adminReply
Probably your antivirus deleted it.
lilyReply
6.part is not extracting please help me :(
hatsune mikuReply
I need to know if its safe to download dont want to download a virus :/
hatsune mikuReply
Hey is it safe D:
Otonashi YuzuruReply
Hi !
I'm on mac, i can't play the game and don't know what to do.
Also, the link that nightgalez gave in the comment are dead... Hope i will have an answer soon :)
HoshikoReply
I'm having the same problem as many of the people who have already posted on this page.

I'm experiencing the black screen without the cursor working (i.e. I have a white cursor, no flower cursor).
I'm on windows 8 (64 bit).
I did all the other installation steps and could get the game running so long as I didn't try to get the English patch up.
I have switched over to Japanese Local, Location, and Format.
I restarted my computer.
I have installed the fix it patch by replacing all 4 of the files in the game folder.

It still doesn't work. I'll try repeating the steps later.
HoshikoReply
Er, I meant windows 7. Sorry.
asakaReply
Thank you very much for the game.I love it because i like the anime too :)
ShamiReply
ありがとう ございます!
SomeoneReply
What is reallife.exe?
SomeoneReply
nvm mind that but I tried the patch, doesn't work...why?

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