...why is my suggestion being ignored?
DONT RUN IT ON COMPATIBILITY MODE
DONT RUN IT IN APPLOCALE
someone who is crashing repeatedly, please try this and report the results.
The reason behind using applocale was the original Japanese text, if I'm not mistaken. But with the font change, the only Japanese text left appears as images, which shouldn't require applocale.
Compatibility mode was used to synch WITH APPLOCALE. no applocale = no compatibility mode. The game ought to run fine if it's patched correctly. At least, it has for me, and for the 4-5 other people I've shared it with. *shiftyeyesquestionablemethodofacquisition*