Early Starter Tips (NON-Spoiler Version)

There is a configuration file edit to skip the intro videos (see here).
With the latest game version, this will also eliminate the need for the Play CD, except for a couple cases: the blessing ceremony (after hitting the gong late in the game) and at the end of the game. These are the same limitations as with the no-CD hack (you will need to have the CD in a drive before these events, as the game expects the CD to be there and will not prompt for it).
The version number is shown in the bottom right corner of the main menu (latest is 1.0034A, otherwise you may need the patch). The DVD version has already been updated, while CD versions may or may not be, depending on when they were produced.


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