Rance 02:Versions

This page details the differences between the many distinct versions of Rance II, including the original Rance II, Rance 02, Rance 02 Kai, and Rance 02 KaiKai.

Overview
Rance II was originally released in May 1990 for the PC-98. From the initial release to March 1991, it saw ports to the FM-TOWNS, PC-88VA, X68000, PC-88, and finally the MSX2. An entry in Alice's Mansion suggests that Alicesoft only intended to support the FM-TOWNS version of Rance 2 for two years (until July 15, 1992). No reason for this special exception is given. These versions are largely identical, with the exception of the PC-88 release, which contains additional content from the Rance II Hint Disk (below). This was followed by a 32-bit port to Windows 95 in 1997, featuring remastered music by Shade.

The original Rance II was supplemented by the Rance II Hint Disk, which began release on July 1. The disk was available only via mail order for 1000 yen using a mail order card included with the game itself. This hint disk included a walkthrough, a partial hint feature, as well as a completed CG Gallery, BGM Test, and developer commentary. The disk also included a "Mini ADV" entitled SD Ranpu (SDらんす). Distribution of the hint disk lasted only a little over one year, scheduled to end on July 15, 1991.

A digest summary of Rance 1 and Rance 2 was released alongside Rance VI in 2004.

The game was given a modern overhaul as a part of the Alice2010 collection in 2009, and was redubbed Rance 02. Unlike future remakes, Rance 02 is a simple conversion, replacing the original art and interface, but directly copying the original script, game flow, and even converting the original code with few changes. The Japanese Version.txt file reads 1.00. This version has been translated to English by MangaGamer, where the Version.txt file reads 1.01.

To supplement the release, Alice2010 also included a revision entitled Rance 02 Kai. Kai heavily rewrites and expands the original game's script, leaving only small sections of the game untouched, and makes occasional balance and game flow changes, creating a modern version of Rance 02. This version does not include an alternate Version.txt file, though it may be identified by its alternate logo on the title screen, or by the included read me file (説明.txt) if the file was copied alongside the data files. This version has also been translated by MangaGamer, where the Version.txt file reads 1.02.

Finally, AliceSoft released a third revision, called Rance 02 KaiKai (although the original patch file bears the misleading name of rance02kai.zip). This version features additional text changes, though it is not a total rewrite, simply a revision. It also features more mechanical changes. This version shares its title screen icon with Rance 02 Kai, but may be identified by its Version.txt file, which reads 1.20 if properly copied alongside the data files. This version has not been officially translated.

General Changes

 * Remade art. This includes a switch-over to full portrait sprites of all characters, including Rance and Sill, who were largely unseen outside of battle or CGs, except for small portraits in the corner of the screen.
 * Remastered soundtrack.
 * CG Gallery (was originally included in Rance II Hint Disk)
 * BGM Gallery (was originally included in Rance II Hint Disk)
 * Removed the "Key" feature - details forthcoming.
 * Auto battle feature removed.

Detailed Changes
Rance 02 is a very strict remake of the original, typically using the same Japanese text and sometimes even the same code structure as the original (despite using entirely different programming languages). Nevertheless, some content changes are present above and beyond the above general changes.
 * The remake's opening sequence was expanded with bios for the four witches - the original game only gave their names. The witches are not shown as adults until the time skip to their rebellion. In the original game, they were shown as adults as part of their profile.
 * The group shot of the four witches together as children now shows Mill Yorks as noticeably shorter than the other girls (slightly disguised by putting her in the background). The original game mistakenly depicted them at around the same size in the equivalent CG, misleading the player to believe they were all the same age.
 * A running gag in the game is Rance's supposed "Conscience" stat dropping as he behaves in his typical manner. In the original game, Conscience was a real stat that starts at 20 and could be seen on the status subscreen, although it does nothing. In the remake, the value is never displayed and is essentially just a joke, but because the code is identical, Conscience is still tracked behind the scenes (although since the developers never bothered to give it a default value, it starts at 0). Conscience was originally listed to the right of Attack on the subscreen, leaving a gap there for other characters. As a remnant of this feature, that gap remains (now even for Rance) in the remake.
 * Can Cans in the original were depicted in a puddle of water, regardless of their location in-game, a distinction not even given to enemies exclusive to the Underground Lake. This puddle was removed on the remake.
 * TBC

Rance 02 vs Kai
A detailed list of changes between the original Rance 02 and Rance 02 Kai follows. The Kai patch only replaces the code archive, and there are no image or sound changes: Kai's visual changes are actually included in the Rance02 data files by default. Debug mode changes are listed below. For full details on debug mode, see the Cut Content page.

For clarity's sake, the original version of the game will be referred to exclusively as "Rance02," and the revision as "Kai."

General and Title

 * As mentioned above, the primary change between versions is the heavy text rewrite. For most of the game, the script is entirely new. Only a full playthrough could give anyone a grasp of all the changes, so text and text formatting changes are generally not listed below.
 * While not evident in the English version, the Japanese version also corrected an uncountable number of typos, missing punctuation, and minor changes.
 * Conversation flow is often changed as well, sometimes including more or less "steps" in a conversation (the number of times you have to visit a topic to exhaust it). These changes are also unlisted. Other, less common changes to conversation flow, like randomization, are listed.
 * Talk sprite changes are only listed if the surrounding text is close to identical - otherwise, they are considered to be part of the rewrite.
 * Rance02 will lock the player into watching the opening movie if no existing save data is detected. Otherwise, it will allow you to skip the movie with a click. Kai always allows you to skip with a click.
 * Kai displays an alternate logo on the title screen.
 * If the player has beaten the game, Rance02's main menu will include an option for an online Questionnaire, which is removed in Kai.
 * During a Game Over and between chapters, Rance02 players will be visited by Alice, but Kai players by Dark Alice. Text is adjusted to match.
 * In Kai, the game will remove certain commands from conversations, especially gag commands, after you have exhausted the available text and Rance has decided the action is pointless. Note that some examples from dungeons will reset after you leave and re-enter the room. "Exhaustable" commands include:
 * Chapter 1: Taking or Assaulting in the Mayor's house, Taking from the item shop, Assaulting in the bar, Taking or Assaulting in the Church, Assaulting in the Info Shop.
 * Chapter 2/4: Taking or Assaulting in the Church; Taking or Assaulting in the Info Shop; Assaulting in front of the mirror on Level 2; Look and Take in the coffin room; Every option at the corpse in the spiral passage (except for Look, which can be emptied but it is not, itself, removed); Look, Talk, Take and Assault when talking to the Mummy.
 * Chapter 3: Taking or Assaulting in Arcy's room (and some Talk options).
 * Chapter 6: Taking or Assaulting in the church; Taking or Assaulting in Maria's work area; Looking, Asking, Assaulting or Taking at the Info Shop (everything but Talking); Look Around, Look at Sill, and Talk to Sill in town square; attempting to visit Ragisis' destroyed house; Every menu option at Ran's Office; nearly every one of Sylpheed's items except for Look Around and Look at Sill; all of Ralga's menu items except for Assault Ralga.
 * In Rance02, you request healing from Rosé by using Talk->Girl, while in Kai, a new "Request Healing" command was added to the initial menu, speeding the process somewhat. Both can only be used once per visit to the church: Rance02 will produce different results for Talk->Girl, while Kai will simply remove the "Request Healing" command.
 * When using the Search command, Rance02 provides several generic descriptions of rooms, but Kai generally only reacts if there something worth noting.
 * Rance02 narrates most searches, while Kai has a character speak. This arguably changes who's doing the searching: narration suggests the leader is searching in Rance02, but a supporting character does the searching in Kai.
 * Kai adds short descriptions to the camp menu to remind you of your current objective. Some of these messages were repurposed from the camp's Talk menu, which was removed.
 * The Japanese version of Kai renames the 幸運 (Luck) stat to 好運 (Good Luck). In English, both versions call the stat "Luck."

Chapter 1

 * Every building in town (except the mayor's house and the town square, which you visit in the opening sequence) has an introduction scene in Kai during your first visit.
 * In Rance02, Rance asks Ragisis about the witches, dungeon, and rings in that order, and it is possible to ask him about the dungeon for more info if Rance leaves but returns before the end of the chapter. In Kai, both questions about the dungeon are removed.
 * Rance02 has a single-line response to trying to Take something from Ragisis' ruined house. Kai removes the command outright.
 * In Rance02, Tomato has three randomized greetings in Chapter 1 (and only Chapter 1), but Kai, she only has one greeting after her introduction scene.
 * Rance02 will not allow you to buy out of date equipment. Kai will let you make your own mistakes in the shop. Neither version will allow you to collect weaker weapons from chests.
 * When you buy a Return Wood in Kai, the game tells you your new total Return Wood count, same as with Ibeprofun. This isn't particularly necessary either way, since the main shop menu lists both.
 * Talking to Rosé in Rance02 (after healing) leads to an extended, multiple-choice gag section where Rance declares whether or not he believes in god, and which god (most of them real-world computers). Kai removes this section.
 * Attempting to Assault in the Info Store leads to a gag where the two attendants trick Rance into an infinite loop. In Rance02, the player discovers and navigates each step of the joke manually, while in Kai, Rance gets trapped in the joke of his own accord and spins around in it three times before stopping (at which point the command is locked out, as described above).
 * In Rance02, you access Sill's camp H-scenes via a special "Sill" menu. In Kai, you have to use the Sill "item" instead, which cannot be Used in Rance02.
 * In Rance02, Sill had one camp H-scene with a wide variety branching options, including all purchased toys from Chapter 6. In Kai, Sill has multiple, longer H-scenes selected at the start of the sequence. These separate scenes represent the major highlights of the original Rance02 scene, but have no internal branches.
 * When sliding down the slope into the underground lake, Kai has Sill use her panicked talksprite instead of her neutral sprite. Kai does not display an inset visual of the lake during this sequence.
 * Rance02 prevents random encounter when you trigger the shock traps. Kai does not.
 * If you search the rooms with shock traps in Kai, Sill will comment on them.
 * The gangster shop's inset visual is aligned differently, Kai obscuring the visual of the room. This is arguably the original intent with Rance02: the coordinates are actually the same, and Kai simply remembered to tell the game to allow images to overlap.
 * The gangster in Rance02 claims to sell five items, though none are in stock and the whole shop is just a gag. Kai trims this to three: the nonexistent rope and triangular horse are removed.
 * The gangster still sells an Aphrodisiac in Kai. This is notable, since the gangster's items are meant to be references to items from later in the game, but in Kai, the later item was renamed to "Red Perfume": the Chapter 1 Aphrodisiac reference was forgotten and left unmodified.
 * You must Talk to Maria at least once before you can Ask her anything in Kai, which is required to progress.
 * After Maria flushes you out, Kai adds two short scenes if you attempt to return to her now-inaccessible lab. If you do so with the Carrot Key, the game will suggest that you need to use the key on the door to the south instead.
 * When Rance tries to open the Carrot door without the key, one of the useless options was changed from a body-slam to a strange dance.
 * Kai adds a message directing you to the previously-empty room with Ney if you walk in front of its door.
 * In Rance02, it's possible to leave Ney after you choose to bully her but before you learn about the Carrot Key (the player will eventually have to go back). Kai only allows you to leave after you learn about the key.
 * Rance and Sill will only consider searching for an evaporaisin after five false searches in the pool in Rance02 (during search #6). In Kai, it only takes three.
 * Rance02 forces you to use the evaporaisin from your inventory. Kai also allows you to use it from the dungeon menu.
 * Rance02 uses a unique command on the dungeon menu to search for the Carrot Key, and the standard Search button will fail. Kai uses the standard Search button instead.
 * Kai mentions Maria's statues again if you search the room after finding them. Rance02 does not.
 * In Rance02, the game does not mention if the lake is full or dry when Searching. In Kai, Sill is supposed to note whether the lake is filled or dry, but the section is incorrectly coded, and she will instead say nothing interesting is nearby, leaving the dry message unused.
 * Instead of examining items via submenu, Kai provides descriptions for every item in your inventory in a linear sequence. This can be quite wordy!
 * Kai allows you to use your primary healing items (Ibeprofun, Sweets, or Ibeprofun2, depending on the chapter) on characters directly from the Use menu, while Rance02 relies on a submenu after selecting your item of choice.
 * In Rance02, you have to look around the bar to spot Ney and talk to her. In Kai, Sill spots her automatically as you enter.
 * When talking to Ney at the bar, Kai removed two commands. The "Assault Ney" command was just an immediate, joke-free dead end and was simply removed. The old "Talk to Ney" and "Ask Ney" commands were modified: the old "Talk to Ney" command was a gag, and its contents were replaced with the contents of the old "Ask Ney" command, after which the "Ask Ney" command was removed.

General Combat Changes

 * Random encounters are called via a common function in Rance02, but a dungeon-specific function in Kai. In short: encounters are more common in Rance's sections of Kai, but less common in Sill's sections. Details follow.
 * In Rance02, a variable called FRG starts at 2, and increases every time the player take a step. After the increase, the game rolls a random number from 1 to FRG: if the random number is 5 or higher, a random encounter occurs.
 * This standardized code is not used in Kai, but is still present and has nevertheless been modified, increasing FRG's starting value to 3.
 * Kai uses different formulas depending on the dungeon level:
 * Maria and Mill's Dungeons: ▲Ｅ starts at 0 and increases each step. If it is 4 or higher, the game rolls a 1 in (10-▲Ｅ) chance. If successful, the player will fight an encounter. This means random encounters start earlier than Rance02, increase every step like Rance02, and eventually guarantee an encounter at 9 steps, a feature unique to Kai.
 * Ran's Dungeon: The random roll is 1 in (15-▲Ｅ), meaning an encounter occurs at max 14 steps.
 * Ran's dungeon does not properly call 標準表示３ to display the room description after a fight. (Ｂラン迷宮 ln 161).
 * Shizuka's Dungeon: The random roll is 1 in (10-▲Ｅ) as normal, but on the Stone Guardian floor, ▲Ｅ increases by 4 every step, making them more common in that version.
 * Monsters all have custom descriptions when battle begins in Kai, while Rance02 typically just says they "appeared." This feature does exist in Rance02, it just wasn't widely used.
 * Sill's magic cannot miss in Kai.
 * Enemy EXP Drain attacks only connect on a 1 in 4 chance in Rance02, 1 in 5 in Kai.
 * For whatever reason, Rance02 adds a random number from 1 to half the current chapter number (i.e. 1-3) to all damage calculations. This tiny addition was removed from Kai.
 * Several lines of redundant descriptive text were removed from combat in Kai to speed up battles somewhat. These include: when Sill casts spells, when characters sleep through their turn, when Maria fires the Tulip, a pair of enemy spells, and ally dodge messages.
 * Ironically, most characters had description added to their wake-up sequences. The only exceptions were Sill, who already had one, and Shizuka, whose description is filler as she cannot be put to sleep (her filler sleep description was modified as above, however).
 * Text and stamina changes were moved to occur after any associated messages, rather than before. This includes: Sill's stamina when she casts healing spells, HP increase from ally item use, HP decrease from monster attacks. The visual effects attached to the Magic Defence spell used against Shizuka was similarly moved.
 * Kai gives Rance upwards of three possible dodge messages when an enemy misses.
 * Kai plays the ally dodge effect after the dodge message, not before.
 * Rance02 specifies which player character missed when they miss, but Kai realizes this is redundant (the character's name was already mentioned when they attacked) and made the miss text identical except for Maria's projectiles.
 * Rance, Sill, and Bird now select from three random messages when they do not have enough stamina to perform their selected move in Kai. The remaining characters use a single message.
 * Randomized variant text for Rance or Sill resting during combat has been replaced with a standardized description, and randomized descriptions for Sill healing herself when you control her has been removed.
 * Rance's attack dialogue is simply "死ね" ("Die!") in Rance02, but in Kai, it is randomly selected from 7 messages for standard monsters, with 7 additional descriptions for attacking Gal Monsters and the witches.
 * Rance02 displays messages when allies are hit (Bird has a custom message if he is asleep at the time!), but only a generic message when they die. Kai does not display messages when allies are hit, but has character-specific messages when they die.
 * In Rance02, monsters talk when hit. This feature was removed from Kai, although see the Cut Content page for more.
 * On a Game Over, Rance02 briefly uses a custom background featuring a doodle version of either Rance or Sill, depending on who was in charge at the time. Kai replaces this with their standard character portrait over black.
 * During a Game Over, Kai fixes a potential audio "hiccup" on slower machines.
 * Post-battle victory text is jazzed up in Kai for the Fish Monster, Maneater X68, Green Hanny, Hanny Slime Beth, Three-Eyed Lizard, Maneater Towns, Ra Caim, Maria, and Shizuka. The original game blandly says that they died or were defeated. Minor changes to the final battle initial outro.
 * After a victory, Rance02 includes slightly personalized messages listing who received EXP, while in Kai these messages are standardized.

Chapter 2

 * After you rob the warrior in Kai, he leaves immediately. In the original Rance02, he only leaves after you do.
 * In Rance02, Maria finds the Tulip in Ragisis' house using the Talk->Maria command. In Kai, it's found automatically after entering.
 * In several parts of Chapter 2, single-item Talk and Assault submenus are skipped in Kai so that you talk directly to Maria instead. The Talk submenu only appears once you have Milli in your party in Chapter 4. These include: Talk and Assault in Ragisis' house, Talk in the coffin room.
 * In Kai, the option to buy the Light is removed after you have one.
 * In Chapter 2/4, Rance02 has Tomato offering a pull at a slot machine after every purchase. Prizes range from 10-500 GOLD. Since Tomato offers a play per purchase rather than based on the items acquired, it's better to buy cheap Ibeprofun one at a time instead of using the bulk purchase option or any larger purchases. Kai removed the minigame.
 * If you Ask->Bartender in Chapter 2/4, Rance02 would have him rattle off a randomized bit of trivia relevant to real-world events around the time of Rance II's release. In Kai, there is no randomization, but the bartender repeats several of these facts (as well as the release of Rance II!), with Rance saying something seems fishy about these 20+ year old fun facts.
 * For whatever reason, Kai does not charge you for buying food from the bar (other than the plot-required uhaahn) in Chapter 2/4.
 * In Kai, you can only see the H-scene with Elena once. The menu item to "buy" her is removed after the scene.
 * When you talk to Machiko in Chapter 2 in Rance02, she will be reading a randomized book, to which Maria will give a randomized response. The characters do not talk about books on Kai.
 * The Phiel Ring(s) appear in Rance's inventory in Kai Chapters 2/4/6.
 * The useless "Use Maria" command does not appear in Kai, although some of its code remains.
 * In Rance02, you discover the warp devices immediately after entering each warp room. In Kai, you must use Search in each room.
 * The player must Look -> Mirror before they will be allowed to leave the mirror room for the first time, but the way the game accomplishes this varies. Rance02 informs you that you can't leave after hitting the Leave button, but Kai removes Leave button entirely until you Look.
 * When Rance dodges the spear trap, he uses his frowning face in Kai instead of his smiling face.
 * Rance can read the names of each individual coffin in Rance02, while in Kai, every coffin is covered by a single, blanket joke paragraph.
 * Rance02 asks if you want to search the caskets. Kai just starts grave robbing.

Chapter 3

 * In Rance02, Ran's dungeon uses the standard dungeon theme. In Kai, it uses Track 22 instead (Track 26 internally), which was a rarely-used event theme in the original game. Track 22 originally played after Ran's first ghostly appearance and then again during the meeting with Kyouko in Chapter 5. The theme is still present in these scenes, unchanged.
 * In Rance02, the Find Monsters button is removed when you are in the spring. In Kai, it remains.
 * When entering the spring room in Rance02, an inset image of the spring appears. In Kai, it does not.
 * In Rance02, there is a one-line "Look at Door" response next to the Scream Rooms, and an "Enter Door" button which duplicates the result of moving west into the doors. In Kai, these were removed (although the code designed to respond to them still exists).
 * In Rance02, if you ever Listen at any of the locked doors, Sill will permanently change her reaction when trying to move through the door: she will stop saying the door is locked, and will start saying that it simply won't open. In Kai, this is corrected so that she always says the door is locked.
 * In Kai, the path between the NW quadrant of Ran's dungeon to the NE is blocked by wind, just like the path to the liver. This is used to change the flow of events with Arcy, described below.
 * Kai dramatically changes the flow of events with Arcy. In Rance02, the player must scout ahead (below), and then return and ask her about five separate topics, requiring a total of 5 Sweets. This will get them the information required to solve every remaining puzzle in the Chapter. In Kai, they must scout ahead, and then return and ask her about only one topic, which will only give them the information they need to clear the wind puzzle. Next, they must scout ahead a second time, and return with a new question to learn how to interact with the liver. This requires only two Sweets total but arguably takes longer overall, depending on your luck with Sweets Girls.
 * These are the specific scouting requirements: in Rance02, you must encounter the Scream Rooms and the heart wall to talk to Arcy about them, while the other conversation options are linear but otherwise free. In Kai, talking about the wind requires encountering the bug room and wind (any room will do), while asking about the Scream Rooms requires seeing the liver, heart wall and the prison doors.
 * In Rance02, if you ask Arcy about every topic, you can ask her about her hobbies. In Kai, this dialogue was updated, but was made accidentally inaccessible.
 * When Arcy tells the player about the liver, Rance02 teleports the player to preview the location, but Kai slides the party icon between maps to do the same, better conveying the relationship between maps.
 * The dead-end hall west of Arcy's place was given a secret in Kai. Visiting it, Sill will note that it "smells of sweets." So long as you have met Arcy, and are carrying less than 6 Sweets, a Sweets Girl is guaranteed to spawn in this room during combat.
 * When you leave the room with the bugs and candle, Rance02 teleports the player icon back to the hallway, even though other rooms slide the icon out instead. Kai corrects this.
 * Kai repurposes Rance02's "regular, pre-bug spray visit" message for the room's introduction scene, while the "regular visit" message in Kai is only a single line.
 * In Kai, you cannot interact with the liver via the menu until Arcy tells you to do so: the liver will simply force you to leave.
 * The party icon is repositioned in the liver room: in Rance02, Sill and Bird stand nearly on top of the eyeball, while in Kai, they stand somewhat awkwardly to the side. Since the game can only position the icon in 32px chunks, this was probably the best the programmer felt they could manage.
 * The expanded Kai room descriptions are the only place that mention the intestines are digesting the party as you walk through them (prior to a game over). Rance02 doesn't inform you this is happening beyond depleting your HP bar.
 * When Sill is first captured by the tentacles, the game will present you with three options. Rance02 will wait until you have selected six options of any kind, but Kai will remove the three options when you have selected them, and will progress after they are exhausted.
 * After that, Rance02 waits for Sill to use Fire Blast twice, then Fire Laser. Kai only requires you to cast Fire Blast once.
 * Whether or not Sill can cast these spells in Rance02 depends on her SP, which she can build using "Store Willpower," as per a Wait command in combat. These mechanics made sense in Rance II, as the SP meter is still visible, but since the remakes remove the SP meter during full-screen CGs, the mechanics are just confusing. As a result, Kai simplifies the process to use flags instead of SP: you must "Concentrate" once to cast Fire Blast, twice to cast Fire Laser.
 * Kai incorrectly changes the check to see if the NE map quarter should be modified to show the damage Sill caused with Fire Laser, and as a result, the graphic will never change in that version.
 * After being caught by the tentacles, Rance02 teleports you back to the heart, but Kai quickly animates Sill walking back the way she came.
 * Fire Laser's attack strength has been reduced from 100 to 70 in Kai.
 * Rance02's camp menu refers to the Rib Key uniformly as "Key." Kai addresses it by its full name.
 * In Rance02, the scene inside each Scream Room gets its own menu with multiple options that ends with the battle. In Kai, the entire scene is linear.

Chapter 4 Exclusive

 * The Dragon Lady is less common in Kai: whenever she is generated, there is a 50% chance that she will be replaced with a Tokko.
 * Kai adds a special description to the room where you meet Milli on revisits.
 * In Chapter 4, Milli will repeat a hint every time you go to the hall outside the room where you first met. In Kai, this only plays once.
 * Rance02 starts to refer to the mirror room as the "warp device control room" when you enter it in Chapter 4. Kai only ever addresses it as a room with a mirror.
 * In the room with the button for the spear trap, Milli just so happens to gripe about walking. In Rance02, she will repeat this gripe if you happen to interact with the button without leaving. In Kai, she will not.
 * Kai allows you to Take the corpse's Weapon and reveal the Ruby multiple times until you finally Take the Ruby.
 * In Rance02, camping or entering the dead-end mirror room while the rolling boulder is tumbling your way will get you crushed. Kai lets you get away with it. The boulder will still kill you in other circumstances.
 * Behind the scenes, the disabled "Use Maria" command was also modified to allow you to survive the boulder.
 * In Rance02, the boulder will stop chasing you if you go to the SW section of the map. In Kai, it will continue to chase you anywhere in the dungeon.
 * In Rance02, Tomato's H-scene is accessed via the Ask command. In Kai, it happens immediately after entering the shop. Rance leaves the shop immediately after the scene in Kai.
 * Kai changes the background music to the Chapter 1 Bar theme when talking to the mummy.
 * In Rance02, the mummy will ask you to stay if you try to leave his conversation, giving you a Yes/No prompt. Kai has you leave immediately.
 * In Rance02, the mummy has an Ask submenu. In Kai, Maria and Milli's conversations were consolidated into the Talk menu and Ask only addresses the mummy, which is handy, seeing as you have to Ask him six times in a row.
 * In Rance02, Elena will only spot Chisa at Ragisis' place while you are talking to the mummy about Uhaahn. In Kai, you must also visit Gazel to learn Chisa is missing in the first place!
 * You have to Talk->Girl for Elena to tell you that she spotted Chisa at Ragisis' place. In Kai, it happens automatically after entering the bar.
 * When Rance returns Chisa to her father's place, Kai will not allow you to leave until you collect the tablet.
 * King Dragon's scene plays the standard town building theme in Kai.
 * In Rance02, KD's quiz is legitimate: you must answer three questions, and can ask Maria for advice, which isn't always correct. In Kai, the quiz is a linear gag segment.
 * Eidolon HP reduced from 65 to 50.
 * When Rance or Maria attack an Eidolon, Rance02 plays a miss animation, but Kai does not as they are not actually "missing."

Chapter 5 Exclusive

 * At the start of the Chapter 5 maze, Rance02 players must first go to the northern dead end, then the southern, then the northern before Sill will find the first lever. In Kai, the player only needs to do the southern and then the northern.
 * During Chapter 5, Kai will try to help the player out of they are lost, albeit in a random and potentially confusing fashion.
 * If they've warped a total of 20 previous times and have yet meet Kyouko, there is a 1 in 4 chance they will be warped to her hallway instead.
 * If they have met Kyouko, have since returned to the start of the maze, have yet to find the Mirror of Life, and have warped 25 times before, they have a 1 in 4 chance of being warped back to Kyouko.
 * If they have found the Life Mirror and have warped 30 times before, they have a 1 in 4 chance of being warped to the three-pronged hallway where all exits lead to Ran.
 * Kai's room description mentions Kyouko is present when appropriate, and you can also Search the room in that version to examine her while she is present.
 * Kyouko's initial H-scenes in the dungeon are longer but linear instead of shorter and (slightly) branching.
 * In Rance02, you must use the Life Mirror from Camp. In Kai, there is also a dedicated "Use Mirror" button that appears in the proper room.

Chapter 6

 * If you Talk to Tomato in Chapter 6, she will sing a randomized song in Rance02, but not in Kai.
 * Energy Drugs were renamed Seirogan2s.
 * For whatever reason, you cannot Talk->Chisa during Kai's Chapter 6. The Talk button directly gives you to the Mayor's conversations from the original game, obscuring the fact that Chisa never says anything. Her original conversation simply thanked you and encouraged you to do your best.
 * In Rance02, you can generate a random fortune from Machiko by talking to her in Chapter 6. In Kai, the conversation is linear and doesn't give Rance a fortune at all.
 * In Rance02, you can Talk->Sill in the Info Shop, but in Kai, this conversation was folded into the new conversation with Machiko.
 * In Rance02, Machiko's Ask menu has a submenu. In Kai, the same topics are delivered in sequence, instead.
 * In Rance02, Machiko will tell you about her broken computer (the lead-in to her H-scene) after you use "Look at Books" in Shizuka's manor twice, causing Rance to discover the martial arts book. In Kai, you only need to visit the fourth level once, after which you can immediately leave.
 * In Rance02, you must Fiddle, Hit, or Kick the computer a total of 20 times to get the H-scene. In Kai, you only need six, but it must be in a single visit (see below).
 * In Rance02, if you give up on Machiko's computer by selecting "Don't Check," you can never go back to the computer and lose access to the H-scene. In Kai, you can come back freely.
 * Ran's office's Look command has a submenu in Rance02, but is linear in Kai.
 * In Rance02, you are able to Talk or Ask the Girl in the office, while in Kai, you can only Ask her. This is the only way to add her to the CG gallery in that version.
 * Chapter 6's camp intro scenes seemingly abandon the idea of providing reminders about your objective, giving you random gag lines from Sill instead. The only reminder she has available is to remind you of the password to Ralga's mansion when appropriate.
 * The room just outside of Ralga's mansion has its own description in Kai.
 * In Rance02, Ralga's Aphrodisiac H-scene will not cause you to leave the mansion. In Kai, it will.
 * As previously mentioned, Kai renames the Aphrodisiac to the Red Perfume. It is even described as being in a spray bottle. Kai also renamed the Rope and Whip to SM Rope and SM Whip.
 * In Rance02, to find the note on the bookshelf, you have to examine the shelf, then talk to Maria about it, and then return to the bookshelf. In Kai, you need to read books three times, and then examine the shelf, which is much faster.
 * Kai's version of the room description of the manor stairs clarifies that they go up.
 * Kai gives the two exits from the water floor variant descriptions mentioning the exits.
 * In Rance02, all you need to find the third stake on the previous floor is to have visited any of the three big rooms on the water floor. In Kai, you must have picked up or moved both of the other stakes to new locations (putting them back in their starting location would cause the check to fail).
 * In Rance02, you cannot Find Monsters in the room on the roof of Shizuka's manor. In Kai, you can. The game even tries to give the battle a custom background, CG 2532, which does not exist (there is a conspicuous gap between 2531 and 2533). As a result, using Fight Monsters in this room in Kai will display an error message as the background instead.
 * The party icon's position on top of Shizuka's manor has been adjusted to be more to the right, putting them on the room instead of in the room. This may be a mistake.
 * In Rance02, trying to Talk to the capsule girls while they're still in their capsules produces a semi-randomized response. In Kai, it does not.
 * Kai strangely removes the room description from the capsule room, describing it as though it were a hallway.
 * Sill casts a Magic Defence spell against Shizuka. Rance02 tells you when the spell falls, but Kai does not.
 * During the fake and real end credits, the third page of credits was meant to be modified in Kai to add a credit for Script Polishing to Yoidore Dragon in between TADA and Moomin's credits. Due to an oversight (see the Cut Content page), this never happens, and Yoidore Dragon goes essentially uncredited for their work on Kai. The alternate credit can be found on CG27821.

Japanese vs English
This section lists changes to Rance 02 English unrelated to localization.


 * The English versions add a MangaGamer splash screen and an opening disclaimer to the game's startup process.
 * When using Sweets in battle in the Japanese versions, the game actually heals you to full twice. While it's unclear if this actually causes an error, the English version corrects this.
 * Due to a coding error, Sill's SP-reducing ring does not appear in the Camp menu in Japanese. The English version corrects this error.
 * The Japanese versions of the game maintain an error from Rance II, where Sill can't cast a spell if her starting SP is below its default cost, even if she has the SP-reducing ring. For example, the default SP cost of Fire Arrow is 15, but the spell only reduces your SP by 5 with the ring. Still, isn't isn't possible to cast the spell in the Japanese version unless you have 15 SP. The English versions correct this.
 * This fix also applies to the Rance02 sequence where Sill learns Fire Laser.
 * The Japanese version of the games incorrectly flags several SP reductions as magical in origin instead of physical, including: being "beaten up" after a sleep gas attack, Ralga's H-scenes, and most prominently, all player character standard Attacks. Generally this was harmless, but if Sill has the SP cost-reducing ring, she will actually gain SP from her standard attack. If she gains more than max SP, her SP bar will actually appear to drain from the left. In the English versions, this was corrected.
 * The English version of Rance02 fixes a minor error where using Find Monsters immediately after the tentacle scene (after being teleported to the heart) would use the intestines combat background instead of the standard dungeon background.
 * A similar correction was made to Level 4, as using Find Monsters after exiting Shizuka's manor would lead to a battle with the interior combat background.
 * The English version properly calls the map deletion function when leaving Shizuka's manor, which Rance02 does not, which could potentially cause technical problems if abused on the Japanese.

General Changes

 * Once again: the KaiKai patch makes another editing pass over the script. While not as substantial as the original Kai rewrite, minor changes are still plentiful. Only major writing changes will be listed below.
 * Talksprite changes are also more frequent in KaiKai, even when nearby text is not modified, and will also be left unlisted.
 * Using the Rest command from the Camp menu reduces everyone's Max SP by 3 points until you leave the dungeon (or visit the Chapter 3 spring, or the Chapter 5 starting room). Your current energy max is listed on the status screens.
 * Returning to the surface also gives you a full Rest on top of restoring your Max SP (this does not happen in Chapter 3/5). The game locks you out of Resting in Camp on the surface.
 * Rose's healing sequence is shortened after the first visit in each chapter set (i.e. Chapter 1, Chapter 2/4, Chapter 6 (test chapter 6))
 * If damage exceeds Attack Power * 3, damage will be reset to 1.2 * (Attack Power * 3). Depending on your exact damage score, this may increase or decrease your damage.
 * Rance's Special Attacks are stronger (3x instead of 2x) and cost less SP (8 instead of 6).
 * Critical hit chances changed from Luck based to being flat 5% with bonuses from Items (accessories). Level 1 item +20%, Lv 2 +30%, Lv3 +60%.
 * In previous versions, Sill casts Healing if a character's current HP is lower than the character's level - 1 + (10 in chapter 1, 20 in other chapters). KaiKai will have her cast Healing if a character's HP is below a quarter of its max. In both verions, she will only heal Shizuka if her HP goes below 30, which is over half of her total 50.
 * Milli will use Ibeprofun if she goes below 40 HP instead of 25 (note her revised HP).
 * KaiKai changed standard attacks to physical, like the English version of Kai.
 * If Sill casts a spell on a Hanny, she will "learn" they are immune to magic and will never use magic on a Hanny via AI again.
 * In previous versions, in-battle Rest commands restore SP equal to your inherent Defense stat. In KaiKai, it always restores 1/4 your total SP.
 * Enemy sleep spells actually tell you the enemy is the one casting the spell.
 * Enemy HP drain attacks and Death Cutie's scythe attack hit 50% of the time instead of using a standard hit roll. This makes the attacks less likely in most instances.
 * The enemy defence buff spell can only boost defence to 80.
 * If Sill takes damage that would otherwise kill her, she will survive on 1 HP. This also applies to Maria in Chapter 2.
 * The odds of a treasure chest appearing is based on the treasure chest "stat" written for each monster. In the original game, the odds were 1 in 3, no matter the chest.
 * All other treasure chest code was 100% replaced, making an easy comparison impossible. Will have to investigate further.
 * EXP and GOLD are boosted by 50% if the party leader's current total of EXP or GOLD (respectively) is low. EXP bonus only counts if the leader doesn't need to level up, so you cannot sit on a low level to boost your EXP gain. If the player doesn't apply for a bonus, or if the bonus comes out to <5 EXP, they get a minimal bonus of 5 EXP.
 * Chapter 1: Rance's level <15. GOLD < 500.
 * Chapter 2: Rance's level <20. GOLD < 1200 and Rance's armor is Platemail or Crimson Armor.
 * Chapter 3: Sill's Level <20. No GOLD bonus.
 * Chapter 4: Rance's Level <25. GOLD < 2500 and Rance's armor is Platemail, Crimson Armor, or Destruction Armor.
 * Chapter 5: Sill's Level <25. No GOLD bonus.
 * Chapter 6: Minimum Bonus only.
 * If a character can level up, the game will say so at the end of a battle. It will repeat this warning until you level up.
 * Characters other than Sill gain 2 attack per level instead of 1. Sill is the only character to gain Intelligence, 2 points per level.
 * The quick summary of the party's EXP on the main camp screen lists character levels alongside accumulated EXP.
 * The quick summary remains on screen during the Status submenu.
 * The Status submenu does not list the following stats: Accuracy, Intelligence, Evasion, Luck, Attack, or Defence. In their place, it lists Attack Power and Magic Power.

Character Starting Stats

 * Rance: ATT -2, INT -5.
 * Sill: ATT -3, INT +2.
 * Maria: SP -40, ATT -10.
 * Milli: HP +21, SP -50, ATT -3.
 * Bird: HP +50, World War Armor downgraded to Destruction Armor.
 * Shizuka: INT +20.

Monster Statistic Changes
Monsters in Rance 2 can have one or two attacks. This will be noted with "[1]" or "[2]" next to the stat in question. If a monster only has one attack, no clarification will be made.


 * Meatball: HP +15, EVA +5, DEF -5, Attack Power (AP) [1] +2, EXP +5.
 * Hanny Slime: HP +15, EVA +5, DEF -10, AP[2] +3, Chest Type: None -> 4.
 * Fishmonster: HP +15, EVA +5, AP +4, EXP -1.
 * Watersnake: HP +25, EVA +5, AP +4.
 * Statue: HP +120, AP[1] +5.
 * If Rance's level is 10-13, EXP is boosted from 100 to 250.
 * Can Can: DEF -10, EXP -12, GOLD -15.
 * Happiness Can Can: New enemy. Standard Can Can stats but EXP +72, GOLD +40, different intro text. Encounter locations noted below.
 * Maria: HP +170, EVA +2, AP[1] +1, AP[2] +8, EXP -150.
 * If Rance's level is 10-13, EXP +200.
 * Good Day: HP +116, EVA +6, DEF -7, AP[1] +3, AP[2] +13, EXP +10.
 * Cockatrice: HP +148, EVA +7, DEF -8, AP[1] +7, AP[2] +8, EXP +33, GOLD +10; Chest: 1 -> 4.
 * In Chapter 4, EXP +40.
 * Ra Caim: HP +78, EVA -6, DEF +11, AP +6, EXP +70, Chest: None -> 6.
 * Maneater X68: HP +128, EVA +5, DEF -10, EXP +48, Chest: 2 -> None. Heals 20 HP a turn instead of 5.
 * Green Hanny: HP +30, EVA -7, DEF -3, Chest: 1 -> 4.
 * Tokko: HP +50, EVA +11, DEF -10, AP[1] +8, EXP +40, Chest: 3 -> 6.
 * Eidolon: HP +44, EVA -1, DEF -15, EXP -50, GOLD -47.
 * Good Night: HP +170, EVA +5, DEF -16, EXP + 100, GOLD +12, Chest: 2 -> None.
 * Dragon Lady: EVA +5, DEF -10, AP[1] +11, AP[2] +5.
 * Golden Hanny: DEF +5, Chest: None -> 1.
 * Mimic: EVA +13, DEF -10.
 * Rotten Corpse: HP +100, EVA +4, DEF -10, AP[1] +10, AP[2] +15.
 * Pastry Girl: HP +80, EVA +13, DEF -10, AP[1] +10, AP[2] +15, EXP -30.
 * Hanny She-Slime: HP +40, EVA +9, DEF -8, AP[1] +8, Chest: None -> 4.
 * Einstein: HP +140, EVA +8, DEF -8, AP[1] +7, EXP +10.
 * Pinky: HP +21, EVA +4, DEF -10, EXP +10.
 * Torture Soldier: DEF -3, AP[1] +4, AP[2] +12.
 * Invisible Corpse: EVA -30, DEF -5.
 * Three-eyed Lizard: HP +15, EVA -10, DEF -10.
 * Goldbird: EVA +15, DEF -5, AP[1] +21, AP[2] +21, EXP +80, Chest: None -> 6.
 * Double Hanny: HP +200, EVA -11, DEF -10, AP +23, EXP +175, GOLD -20, Chest: None -> 2.
 * Ralga's Cat: HP +110, EVA +3, DEF -10, AP +6, GOLD +35.
 * Maid Lady: HP +338, EVA +8, DEF -20. Given a second attack that is actually dangerous. Chest: None -> 2.
 * Wind Warrior: HP +100, EVA +11, DEF -10, AP -24.
 * Maneater TOWNS: HP +56, DEF -10, AP[1] +10, AP[2] +14, Chest: None -> 6.
 * Stone Guardian: EVA -2, DEF +45, AP[1] -15, EXP +200, GOLD -50, Chest: None -> 5. Given a second attack.
 * Death Cutie: HP +200, DEF -20.
 * Enma: EVA -3, DEF -30, AP[1] +20, AP[2] -10.
 * Little Runaway: EVA -5, DEF -8, Chest: None -> 1.
 * Shizuka: HP +285, EVA -12, DEF changed from (Rance's Level +20) to 200, AP[1] -20, Attack #1 accuracy -20%. Her DEF drops by 50 each Badmouth to a minimum of 30 instead of -5 to a minimum of 10. Intro text changed to mention a defence spell to explain her high defence and the need to use Badmouth. If Shizuka's defence is too high (100+), Rance will complain about the spell when attacking to hint to the player.
 * Ragisis Form 2: HP +200, AP -20, intro text changed

Spell Changes

 * Fire Arrow: ATT -5.
 * Thunderstrike: ATT -5, SP +5.
 * Fire Blast: SP +11.
 * Fire Laser: ATT -10, SP +2.
 * Healing: KaiKai has implemented mulitiple levels of Healing that trigger randomly, but implementation is messy. Sill requires 40 SP to cast Healing, but the menu in Chapter 3/5 says 30. If Sill is level 25 or higher, she has a 50% chance of casting Healing 2. While if she is level 30 or higher, she has a 1 in 3 chance of casting Healing 3. Healing 1 costs 30 and heals an amount equal to Sill's level, Healing 2 costs 40 and heals half total HP, Healing 3 50 and heals full. Because of the inconsistency between required SP and potential SP cost, Sill might fail to cast Healing 1 even if she has the SP, or might end up in negative SP with Healing 2. These should probably be considered errors.
 * Magic Defence Spell (vs Shizuka): Instead of absorbing 100 points of damage, the spell reduces Shizuka's damage by half. After each hit, the barrier takes 1-3 points of damage. Once it loses 5 damage points, the spell vanishes.

Equipment and Item Changes
SP	AT	GOLD		SP	AT	GOLD Longsword	 3	 5	 N/A	->	 4	 5	 N/A Lightning Sword	 4	 8	 200	->	 5	10	 200 Muramasa	 6	12	 900	->	 6	15	 900 Dragon Slayer	 6	20	1000	->	 8	20	1500 Buster Sword	 4	32	2000	->	10	30	2500 Holy Sword	 5	42	 N/A	->	15	45	 N/A

DF	GOLD		DF	GOLD Platemail		 8	 N/A	->	 3	 N/A Crimson Armor		10	 250	->	 6	 250 Destruction Armor	15	1000	->	10	1000 World War Armor		22	1800	->	15	1800 Sill's Clothes		 5	 N/A	->	 2	 N/A Sill's Clothes+		10	 N/A	->	 8	 N/A Defense Robe		 9	 300	->	 4	 300 Sill's Armor		32	 N/A	->	25	 N/A Girl's Armor		14	 N/A	->	 9	 N/A

Unlisted equipment unchanged.


 * Ibeprofun3 added to the game.
 * Healing items rates have changed:
 * Ibeprofun: 10 HP -> 1/5th total HP (minimum 10).
 * Ibeprofun 2: Full HP -> 1/2 total HP (minimum 10).
 * Ibeprofun 3: Full HP.
 * Note that KaiKai only partially modifies the quick-access buttons for using Ibeprofun in the Camp menu: you can still only use Ibeprofun 1s via the quick menu in Chapter 1, 2 and 4. In Chapter 6, the quick buttons allow you to use Ibeprofun until they run out, after which you can use Ibeprofun2s. More powerful items, like Ibeprofun2s in Chapter 2/4 or Ibeprofun 3 in Chapter 6, must be used in battle and cannot be used in camp at all. In Chapter 3 and 5, your healing items are restricted to Sweets as normal, with the same quick-access buttons.
 * Items (accessories) are entirely distinct. The older versions give +2 to various stats, while the KaiKai items boost EXP, Critical Chance, Trip Disarm Chance, or Evasion (in this case by much higher than the original +2). Items come in three different levels, but only the first can be purchased, the rest come from random chests.

Chapter 1

 * KaiKai reverts to the Rance02 system of blocking you from buying old equipment, this time by outright removing the buttons from the Buy submenus.
 * In Maria's dungeon, if Rance or Sill is on 1 HP (i.e. after a shock trap), you are guarenteed to encounter a Can Can in your next random encounter, even in areas where Can Can generally do not appear.
 * Examining the (formerly useless) stairs going down in the SW corner of Maria's dungeon when Rance is Level 10-12 will cause a Happiness Can Can to pop out and battle you. This can only happen once.
 * In previous versions, the pre-set chest on level 1 has a chance of giving you 300 GOLD or exploding. Like random encounter chest traps, the randomization is based on Sill's Intelligence stat, but the process and formula is different. In KaiKai, the chest is treated as a free, standard random encounter chest at the otherwise exclusive chest value of 0.
 * As a consequence of this, you can no longer Look at the chest.

Chapter 2

 * In previous versions, you have to exit the dungeon by moving west, as in Rance II. The Rance II map doesn't establish its exit very well, only making the hall look like a dead end, so Rance 02 added stairs to the north, but forgot to update the movement code to match. KaiKai corrects this by moving the exit code to the north.
 * Before you find the Hirara Ore, there is a 2 in 3 chance that any Ra Caim will be replaced with a Meatball, and a 2 in 3 chance that Cockatrice in certain parts of the dungeon (encounter list C1 only) will be replaced with a Can Can.
 * A secret was added to the dead-end hallways just north of the coffin room entrance: Maria will spot something in the room description, and if you search, you will find 10 Ibeprofuns and 10 Ibeprofun 2's.
 * Maria's armor downgraded from 14 DF to 7.

Chapter 3

 * The SP cost for Sill's spells is listed next to the name.
 * The Information spell is removed. Since Healing is the only Defensive Spell left, it is is moved up to the root command menu, speeding its use.

Chapter 4

 * When you first reach the fork just outside the mirror room in Chapter 4, you will have a fixed encounter with two Ra Caim in a row. You cannot escape these battles.
 * To find the ruby, you used to have to Take the corpse's Weapon twice, even though Rance is described as throwing it away. This has never really made sense (did he pace across the room to throw it again?), so KaiKai makes it happen in one.
 * When trying to open the second and fourth coffins, the party will still fail, but will find 500 GOLD nearby (each location).
 * In addition to the third slate, the mayor gives you 10 Ibeprofun 2s for rescuing Chisa.

Chapter 5

 * In Chapter 5, the random encounter rate is decreased even further than Kai, with a starting value of 30 instead of 15.

Chapter 6

 * Milli and Mill still sell Ibeprofun 2's in this version, meaning restoratives have been nerfed in KaiKai Chapter 6.
 * They also sell Ryukakusan, an SP-recovery drug from Toushin Toshi II. You can buy it either 1 or 5 at a time. It can only be used in battle.
 * Strangely, the Camp screen doesn't account for Ryukakusan in any way, nor does the shop's summary screen, so there is no way to know how many you have.
 * KaiKai chapter 6 supports Return Woods: they aren't removed from your inventory at the end of Chapter 4, etc. Kai did not modify the shop's summary screen to mention them again.
 * As previously mentioned, Ibeprofun 1s and 2s get quick access menus in Chapter 6.
 * The two quick-access Ibeprofun buttons, plus the Return Wood button, mean that it is very likely that the Chapter 6 Use menu will reach the 6-item limit imposed in Kai. KaiKai makes no attempt to create a second page, so some items that have Use buttons, but can't actually do anything are likely to be pushed off the menu, and will be unlikely to be seen by the player unless they exhaust their supply of healing items.
 * Double Hanny do not appear randomly in KaiKai, only in pre-set encounters listed below. They are replaced by Three-eyed lizards or Green Hannies depending on the area.
 * Maneater X86 and Einsteins sometimes appear in Chapter 6 random encounters (encounter list Y1).
 * A number of fixed monster encounters were added to this chapter, each preceded by a quick scene. You cannot flee from these battles.
 * At the dead end in the NE corner of the lava zone: Can Can, Tokko, Pastry Girl.
 * Second and third T-junctions in the SE corner: Double Hanny.
 * Shizuka's mansion, just north of the entrance: 2x Maid Ladies.
 * Shizuka's mansion, dead end room on west end of map: Happiness Can Can, Tokko, Pastry Girl, Maid Lady, Ralga's Cat, Dragon Lady.
 * Searching this room after the fact reveals 10 Return Woods.
 * In the room just north of this you can find 2x Ibeprofun 3s, though there's no hint anything is hidden there.
 * Shizuka's library: Double Hanny.
 * Shizuka's study: Enma. Proabably the most notable monster change, as it takes Enma from a secret bonus enemy to a mandatory one, if only once, as you must beat it to get the third stake.
 * Once you reach the room at the end of the Stone Guardian hallway, the boosted encounter rate in the hall (introduced in Kai) permanently returns to normal, which is helpful if you want to head back.