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	Instructions
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Well, just like most patches, they're easy to install. 
First you need a clean Breath of Fire II backup, that 
matches this version:

Breath of Fire II (USA).sfc

CRC-32: 67CDACC5
MD-5  : E1FF1ED4AD5DBDBE86774920DFB5E9D4
SHA-1 : 1F7707E606B7E9FA8FB3908BBDDFCB5DEA93D776

This is for an unheadered ROM.
This is the same hash data that the Retranslation ROM uses, 
of course chosen not only for being a known good dump, but 
also for compatibility with the Retranslation patch.

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Steps for the Original Translation:
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With your Clean ROM, apply the Main Patch. Simple as that.


Afterwards, if you want to customize your ROM more, choose any of the other 
Extra patches, or apply patches from other people. Specifically, these: 

These are Ieszy's "Keep the Great Bird" and "Agi Up Fix":

			Here's the link for Keep the Great Bird:
			https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7692/


			Here's the link for Agi Up Fix:
			https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7691/

And also PHA_PHX_PHY_PHP's "Unfussing Less" patch:

			Here's the link for Unfussing Less:
			https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3627/
			
That's, of course, if you want to. I recommend them, but you do you. 

Lastly, if want you can fix the Checksum with the tools linked below, 
as depending on what way you're going to play, it might be needed.

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Steps for Ryusui's Retranslation:
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I am very happy to say that from 1.05a forward, patching with the Retranslation 
is going to be much easier!

Thanks to Preatarious5018, now we have a way to bypass the Checksum entirely!

Before, we had to deal with it for every change made to the ROM, but now it 
won't matter. It's a pretty simple process:

1: Grab your clean, BoF II ROM, and apply the Retranslation.

2: If you decide to use the Original Title Screen for the Retranslation, 
   or the "Through Fire and Flames" one, apply either one after the main 
   Retranslation patch. You can choose to leave the one the Retranslation 
   comes with, the song created for the japanese commercial, it's neat.
   
3: Apply my Main Patch.

4: Apply the "No Checksum" patch that goes with the version of the Retranslation
   you chose. If you chose to keep the usual vocal track, or "Through Fire and 
   Flames", you apply that, and if you're using the original Title Screen one, 
   well... You apply that instead. Simple, I hope.
   
And that's it! From that point, you can apply any extra patches you want without 
worrying about the Checksum at all. 

After doing that, you can choose among several optional patches to restore the 
original Encounter Rate (the main patch lowers them), a simpler Ryu that learns 
far less Spells, revert the music changes, or change the ingame menu background. 

You can also apply three other good patches that work with both the Retranslation 
and my hack, and I recommend them too.

These are Ieszy's "Keep the Great Bird" and "Agi Up Fix":

			Here's the link for Keep the Great Bird:
			https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7692/


			Here's the link for Agi Up Fix:
			https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7691/

And also PHA_PHX_PHY_PHP's "Unfussing Less" patch:

			Here's the link for Unfussing Less:
			https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3627/

All three are great to have, even if I don't tend to transform my characters all that 
much! Losing the Great Bird also makes you unable to grab a very important weapon, not 
to mention much more convenient travelling (Hometown is cool, but for quick travels it 
is kinda a slow process). And at the very least you should consider the Agi Up Fix.

With that said, depending on what are you going to play this on, you may still want 
to fix the header after all the patching; it never hurts, specially if you're trying 
to play it on original hardware.

Fortunately, it is very simple to fix it thanks to these two tools, you can choose any:

You can fix it with this tool, Lightweight Checksum Calculator by Cthulhu88:
https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/1479/

It's as simple as drag and drop your fully modded ROM into it. 

You can, alternatively, use Advanced SNES ROM Utility by Dom aka Doke:

https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/1638/ 

This one has a GUI, so it's pretty selfexplanatory. Don't forget to save after 
fixing the Checksum!