After an update

What to do after a game update

After a game update or public-release update, the most common mistake is leaving a mixed game/ folder with old and new files together. The safest path is usually shorter than it looks: clean rollback, then clean install.

1. Do not mix older and newer releases

  • If you already updated the game or NovaTextVN, check whether old files from a previous build are still left in game/.
  • The safest path is to remove both current public-release files and start again cleanly.
  • This matters even more if behavior became unpredictable or F10 started behaving differently after the update.

2. Install the current release as a clean setup

  • Download the current novatextvn_dropin.zip from GitHub Releases.
  • Copy only novatextvn_patch.rpa and novatextvn_core.exe back into game/.
  • Then restart the game and verify F10 and the core reading flow again.

3. When to open the changelog and when to open an issue

  • If you need to confirm which release is current and what was publicly stated about it, open the changelog.
  • If a clean install still does not help, capture the game title, release version, and symptoms for GitHub Issues.
  • That is far more useful than continuing to shuffle files in game/ at random.

If the issue remains after a clean reinstall

At that point you already have a clean reproduction path without mixed files, which makes troubleshooting or a GitHub issue much stronger.

Open GitHub Issues

Separate guides for common issues

These pages are built around one concrete question at a time instead of a broad FAQ. That makes them easier to search and faster to use.

F10 does not open

A short checklist for install path, game restart, and compatibility before you open an issue.

Open guide

Where the files belong

The exact answer on what to copy from the archive and where it belongs inside the game.

Open guide

How to remove NovaTextVN

A short rollback guide: which files to delete and when a clean reinstall is the better choice.

Open guide

Not everything is translated

Why some interface parts can stay partial and how to tell game limits apart from install mistakes.

Open guide