An English translation by MAO
CROSS†CHANNEL
An English patch for CROSS†CHANNEL ~FINAL COMPLETE~, the Japanese and MAO English script, a source audit of George Henry Shaft’s translation, and a fully annotated edition of his approximately 160,000-word On Cross Channel monograph.
13.2 MB · Release notes · Version 2.1.0 · Windows + Wine · Japanese FINAL COMPLETE required
Read online
Browse the script
Read the Japanese and MAO English side by side, with the GHS translation available wherever a defensible correspondence exists.
MAO English script
The Japanese and MAO English script, presented side by side.
02 · 38,637 comparable unitsGeorge Henry Shaft translation audit
5,581 confirmed source-bound findings, 989 questionable cases, 23,893 accepted renderings, and 4,618 potential bindings withheld rather than forced.
03 · 6,978 textual blocksOn Cross Channel
The complete monograph in its original chapter and paragraph structure, with 847 recorded findings and 858 exact red spans.
Installation
How to install the patch
Requires a legally obtained, unmodified Japanese CROSS†CHANNEL ~FINAL COMPLETE~ 1.0 installation and Python 3. The installer checks compatibility before changing any game files.
- 01
Close the game and extract the patch
Download and extract the complete patch ZIP. Keep
install_patch.py,manifest.json, and thepatchesfolder together. - 02
Install the English patch
Open a terminal in the extracted patch folder. On Windows, run
py -3 install_patch.py install "C:\Games\CROSS CHANNEL", replacing the quoted path with your game folder. On macOS or Linux, usepython3instead ofpy -3. - 03
Launch the game
Launch
cc.exenormally, or through Wine on macOS or Linux. Original-file backups are retained, and the installer does not replace your saves. - 04
Restore the originals if needed
Run the installation command with
restoreinstead ofinstall. Keep the original-file backup folder for restoration. The included README explains compatibility checks and recovery.
Credits
MAO Translations
- Project Lead
- MAO
- Translator
- GPT-6 Astra
- Special Thanks
- gambs