Xenogears Perfect Works Build: Includes an improved translation, rebalanced gameplay, and other quality of life improvements.

Download the latest release here:

https://github.com/NoharOSP/Perfect_Works_Build/releases/tag/0.10.2

• Download Xenogears_Perfect_Works_Edition.X.X.X.7z. The Xs correspond to the release number.
• Open the Xenogears: Perfect Works Patcher.
• Open the ISO file for either or both discs.
• Select which patches you wish to apply.
• Press Patch. The script edits should take longer to patch as it has the most files to copy.
• Open the patched ROM on your chosen emulator. The file will be called Xenogears_PW_CDX. X corresponds to the disc number.

• Download Xenogears_Perfect_Works_Patches.X.X.X.7z. The Xs correspond to the release number.
• Apply a patch or the patches using xdelta. Make sure you are applying them to an unpatched ROM of the original game.
• If there are warnings when applying the patches, turn off checksum validation.

The patches provided are as follows:

• all_50_exp_gold_fast_text - Applies all patches besides story mode. 1.5x exp and gold are used.
• all_100_exp_gold_fast_text - Applies all patches besides story mode. 2x exp and gold are used.
• all_50_exp_gold_no_gfx - Applies all patches besides story mode and the graphical settings. 1.5x exp and gold are used.
• all_100_exp_gold_no_gfx - Applies all patches besides story mode and the graphical settings. 2x exp and gold are used.
• all_50_exp_gold_normal_text - Applies all patches besides story mode and fast text. 1.5x exp and gold are used.
• all_100_exp_gold_normal_text - Applies all patches besides story mode and fast text. 2x exp and gold are used.
• bug_fixes - Only bug fixes are applied.
• story_mode - Applies story mode.
• story_mode_script - Applies story mode and the script changes.

WARNING: When a ROM has been made, do not resume progress by loading a save state. As a different ROM is being used, the game will crash due to the changing of data positions. To resume a playthrough, load a hard save.

• Name/terminology changes: 100%
• Main script: 97% (start of Deus)
• NPC script: 15% (plus all name/terminology changes)

Xenogears: Perfect Works is a collaborative project aiming to make Xenogears a more complete experience. This does contain unmarked but mild spoilers, so readers are advised and warned not to scroll through this if they’re looking to use this mod to enjoy the game for the first time, or you simply never got to into it for various reasons we hope to address. These spoilers are primarily for certain story events in the story bits and lines are relegated to story specific changes and certain boss fights dungeons and all moves party members and availability are mentioned in the gameplay focused changes.

~ Ryan (↙ ➡ ↘ ⬇ ↙ ⬅ ↘) Piccuito, character writer and handler for game balance on the Xenogears Perfect Works mod.

DISCLAIMER: Some of the patches were designed to work in tandem with each other. The 2x exp and gold patches were designed to work with the lower encounter rate patch. The monster stats and party/item patch both act as a rebalancing hack. They can be used separately from each other, but they were designed with the mindset of using them together.

05/25/2026

• Script changes up to Deus have been completed.
• NPC script changes up to Bart's Hideout have been completed.
• Wither and Weaken have been restored in ground battles.
• Bug has been fixed where the patcher does not merge the FMV undub with Japanese controls in disc 2.
• Fixed portraits when Rico attacks Bart on the Yggdrasil bridge.
• Fixed timing of the Yggdrasil engine room scene.
• Fixed bug where Defense is still used instead of Defend with Japanese controls.
• Blackmoon Forest bugs have been fixed.
• "Total" is used instead of "Total damage" to avoid confusion for players when healing.
• Crescens' scrapped final frame has been restored and is available at the Lighthouse.
• Citan's portrait is used during the Aveh transport timeout.
• Holy Light's power now matches what is stated in the wiki.
• Nature's Rhumba now targets a single enemy.
• Fixed missing portraits in Bart's Hideout.
• Menu stats for the characters and Gears have been updated to match battle data.
• Exp and gold patches no longer overwrite other patches where monster data is used.
• Music adjustments have been made to Nisan for consistency.
• When the music patch is applied, Nisan will continue to play Wind from the Valley near the end of disc 1 as opposed to a sped up Where Dreams Hatch.
• Fixed Gear damage reduction bug.
• Removed the effects from elemental stones and prevented them from being obtained from shops.
• Fixed Nisan shop bug from the original release.

04/23/2026

• October Mermaid now plays during Emeralda's scene in the Yggdrasil as was originally intended.
• Battle flashes patch no longer turns off battle fades.
• A bug has been fixed with the patcher where patch folder list names are not cleared at the end of the process.
• The party is healed before the Reapers Ship
• Fei sprite fade-in during Citan's chair monologue has been restored.
• Rico uses his portrait during a conversation in his Yggdrasil dorm.
• Amphisbaena sound effects have been refactored.

04/09/2026

• The music change patch has returned.
• The option to switch to Japanese controls is now available.
• An option is available to turn off level requirements for Deathblows.
• Script up to the Snowfield Hideout been updated.
• NPC script up to Dazil has been updated.
• Blackmoon Forest and the Av Desert have their original encounter rates when the script patch is applied without half encounters.
• The room in Solaris where Elly is captured has had its encounter rate halved with the half encounters patch.
• Timing of the dialogue at the Khan-Grahf reveal has been improved.
• Fei now uses his sad portrait when he converses with Wiseman in disc 2.
• Sprite fixes have been made to the Excalibur briefing scene.
• Abelites has been changed to Abal.
• Game freeze at the Stalactite Cave when the script and story mode patches are used has been fixed.

Details about previous releases can be found here.

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• Abathor (Xenocritus): Creator, translation, character balance, programming
• Will Bill: Translation, character balance, programming, icons
• Nohar: Translation, character balance, programming, patcher
• Ryan Piccuito ↙ ➡ ↘ ⬇ ↙ ⬅ ↘: Translation, character balance, testing
• ribbiwawa (@ribbiwawaaa): Translation
• rafael: Translation, character balance, testing
• rulv: Programming
• Rufas: Programming, graphical fixes, Xenogears and PSX tools
• krmine: Translation, programming
• edrovinhaz: Translation, programming, graphical fixes, icons, eboot themes
• cthuljew: Testing
• Streetwize (@StreetwizeJJ2): Character balance, battle arena, programming, fast text
• Siris: Story mode, translation, programming, graphical fixes, softsub text and timings
• ChrisGLink: Translation
• einlanzer: Testing
• linnaealyn: Testing, FMV font
• An Eye for the Infinite: Translation
• Almagest: Translation
• cactusmomma: Translation
• ividyon: Translation
• CosmicFrame: Testing
• The Minester: Testing
• RayDreamer (@PromisedPain): Testing
• ChaoticBrave: Testing
• Aero JP: Testing
• Kiahnte: Testing
• wowbobwow: Testing
• FAY!!: Testing
• Ali: Testing
• Kaizoku85: Testing
• Lursga: Testing
• Dead Heart of Africa: Testing
• big4lil: Testing
• Jerry Rice: Testing
• SadNES cITy Translations: Xenogears translation tools
• Joshua MacDonald: xdelta
• FFMaster: Fast text code
• RyleFury: Deus bug fix, softsub tools
• Sephiroth1311: Deus bug fix