• 1FAQ
• 2Installing the game
  • 2.1Install order

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Installation

• Q: WinRAR can't extract '<Your download location>カスタムメイド3D(18禁ゲーム) [110128] [KISS] カスタムメイド3D (iso+mds rr3%).rar'. Help?
  A: Rename it to e.g. 'c:downloadsgame.rar' and it will work.
• Q: I can't mount the 'cm3d.ISO' in Daemon Tools, Alcohol 120%, Nero etc.? What can I do?
  A: Put it in an English folder, e.g. 'C:Downloads' and you can mount it.
• Q: When I try and run Installer.exe I get an error about the installer not being a valid application.
  A: You have to run AppLocale as Administrator to get it to work. Read How to install to learn how to install and run a Japanese game on your non-Japanese Windows.
• Q: I installed the latest translations and now all my maid skills were reset. Please help!?
  A: All the skills has been translated, so that's why they don't work anymore. You can fix your save game by using this tool by Menelol.

Running the game

• Q: I get an error when running the game: 'This product is a game that can play only in Japan.'. What can I do?
  A: You must run the game with AppLocale (Japanese locale). Learn more about using AppLocale.

• Q: I get an error when running the game: 'PlayCsvData.cpp 535 - error toy put id.' (or similar). What can I do?
  A: You must run the game with AppLocale (Japanese locale). Learn more about using AppLocale.

• Q: On day 20 (the day of the ending), the game does not respond. This happens exactly when the ending song should play. I just get a black screen and the game simply stops, leaving me nothing to do. What can I do?
  A: This is due to a problem with your installed video codecs. Installing the CCCP codec pack (or ffdshow) should fix it.

• Q: I get an error about 'd3dx9_27.dll' that could not be found. What can I do?
  A: You have to update DirectX to be able to play the game.

• Q: I get a 'createshadererror' when running the game! I have an integrated Intel graphics card and I already installed the latest drivers. What can I do?
  A: Your graphics card doesn't properly support pixel shader, which is required by the game. You can bypass the requirement by manually editing the game settings file config.ini as shown in this video.

• Q: I get a 'FileCheckError' GameDataTexture2.vac is not present or something like that. What can i do?
  A: Game is not properly installed. Reinstall it.

• Q: Stuttering/Low FPS when moving the mouse during H-Scenes. What can i do?
  A: This is caused because you have an high DPI mouse wich have a polling rate that the game doesn't support. Go to the control panel of your mouse and lower the 'Polling Rate' setting to the lowest one available. For example, with a Razer Naga Epic I lowered it from 1000MHz to 125MHz in the 'Razer Control Panel' and solved the problem. NOTE: If you don't have a control panel where make the changes it's because you didn't installed the proper drivers for your mouse. You can download them in the official website of your mouse manufacturer. More info for Razer users here.

• Q: After I installed the translations/HF Patch my maid lost all her H skills! What can i do?
  A: The translations will break the skills because they also has to be translated in your save game(s). To fix your save game(s) you can use this tool.

Plugins/mods

• Q: How do I install plugins/mods/Gold Disk?
  A: Look in the archive (in all the folders). If you can find a *.vac file it's easily installed by just copying them to the '<CM3D install folder>Plugin' folder (just create the Plugin folder if it doesn't exist).
• Q: Where do I download the Mods?
  A: The Mods are all at 'uppervolta-3d.net/kiss' *Japanese*. Sometimes the page it's not accessable.

A Japanese game is not meant to run on non-Japanese Windows. To get it to work you have to do some tricks. Click here to learn how to install and run a Japanese game.

Install order

1. Main game (Custom Maid 3D (Setup+Addons+EngPatch+AppLocal))
2. Visual Pack (VP)
3. Skill Pack (SP)
4. Natsu Pack (Summer Pack, SP)
5. Personality Pack (PP)
6. Official patch 1.28+, additional DLC and Plug-ins (snowman earring, etc)

New install order

With the 2013 DLCs, the install order above should be disregarded and instead this order should be used:

1. Main Game [1.0.0]
2. Personality Pack (PP) [1.20]
3. Voice Over (VO) [1.26]
4. Visual Pack 2013 (VP2013) [1.35]
5. Skills Pack 2013 (SP2013) [1.36]
6. Skills Pack II 2013 (SPII2013) [1.38]
7. Season Pack 2013 (SE2013) [1.40]
8. Skills Pack III (SPIII) [1.43]
9. Skills Pack V (SPV) [1.52]
10. Update 1.53

• 1FAQ
• 2Installed Guide
  • 2.3Installing Sybaris

Running the game

• Q1: I keep getting an '(0) Yotogi.Category enum parse error (character not japanese)' error when I run the game and I have AppLocale?

A: If your receive an error '(0) Yotogi.Category enum parse error (character not japanese)', that mean your computer have not completely changed the located system to japan. You must do the follow below (choose one method only).

1. You can't use AppLocale to run the x64 version because AppLocale don't support x64 version. but you can use AppLocale to run the x86 version on Windows 7,8 by step below.
   1. Copy files and folders CM3D2x86_Data and CM3D2x86.exe from installation folder to game folder. (example: C:KISSCM3D2)
   2. Right click CM3D2x86.exe and select run with Japanese locale (you need HF pApploc for the right-click options).
      Note: HF pAppLoc doesn't work with Windows 10 or x64 version.
2. For x64 version without set window system locate to japanese, you can using NTLEA x64 by setting here and press the arrow on the bottom right. That makes you can right click CM3D2x64.exe to run with NTLEA x64.
3. Set window system locate to japanese to do the following (recommend this method because it simple and work fine on window 10).
   Control Panel > Region > Administrative Tab > Language for non-Unicode programs choose Japanese(Japan) and restart your computer.

• Q2: My game crashes doing in maid creation or doing change skin color and my graphic card is AMD. How to fix this problem?
  

A: This guide is helpful for you AMD CRASH FIX FOR Radeon HD Series or you can access this in case the website blocked.

• Q3: How do I install the translations?
  

A: See Translate Plus or YATranslator.

• Q4: My game is black screen with numbers. How to fix this problem?

A: Maybe this problem is caused from write protected files and unsufficent user rights for the game folder. (example: C:KISSCM3D2)

1. Right click the game folder > Properties > Security Tab > Advanced
2. The list shows the user accounts, where you must add your own account. then set access full control for this folder and all subfolders and files, then press ok to finish.

A: Another cause could be using the wrong Sybaris variant. There is a variant for COM3D2 (a separate standalone game), usually named Sybaris II, and you might have used that. Read the sybaris README's before installing or updating. To test if this is your problem, move opengl32.dll outside of the game's root folder for the time being, or just rename it and run the game. If it works again, then this is your problem. Get the correct CM3D2 variant of Sybaris.

• Q5: I get a 'Daily panel' error during gameplay?
  

A: Make sure that you have the official ver1.03 patch installed (and it is correct version x86 or x64).

• Q6: When installing patch keeps telling me 'Game main executable couldn't be found, patch may be invalid' that after I try to install the patch?
  

A: Make sure the game is installed correctly. If not, the updater will not detect CM3D2 folder on your computer. If you are sure that you have installed correctly, then try to download the patch again from the official site.

• Q7: Incorrect Position UI, Transparent UI, White UI, Black screen stuck on Day 1, Night service skill name overlapping after update patch?
  

A: Delete Folder 'Assets' and 'Texture' in SybarisUnityInjectorConfig and replace them with files download from v1.49 UI translation. This solve whatever problem you encouter (v1.49 UI translation for ver1.52 or higher, older version you can find them in HF).

Note: this trouble often found after KISS update the game, be careful this solution in this specific to your game version.

• Q8: After installed Karaoke Pack VR, I can't found the karaoke button on the menu and I have used translate plugin?
  

A: Update patch v1.53 and replace a file in translate UI assets folder with file from here.

• Q9: My game is error 'Maid.SetProp' after update patch ver1.56. How to fix that error?

A: Install ignore errors setprop plugin and update the plugins and loaders you are using according to the list below.

1. Ignore Errors SetProp Plugin
   
2. Basic Plugin+EditScene Undo
   
3. EditMenuUtility
   
4. Distort Correct Plugin
   
5. DirectPopori Plugin
   
6. UnderwearAutoChanger
   
7. CategoryUnlocker
   

• Q10: I'm trying to run the game on linux through wine, but the game crashes before even opening a window. How do I fix this?
  

A: Older game versions have issues with wine, try updating your game. At the time of writing game version 1.63 is working fine on wine 4.0.

Gameplay

• Q1: I got this option for my maid to choose between Free and something. What does this mean?
  

A: You are choosing between making your Maid Type. There are two types of maid is personal (only has sex with you) and free (has sex with the customers). The first earns you less money than the second.

• Q2: How can I replay VIP scenes?
  

A: If you want to play them again, you must keep a save file before play the VIP. (After 100 days in game, VIP events that have been played over the first 99 days in game are again avalable to be played with forever but the same requirements are still applied as per the VIP event.)

A: After v1.21 and Plus Pack, you can replay unlocked VIP events in Free Mode.

• Q3: What are red options during sex?
  

A: These are one-time options for the skill. You can use them again next time if you use this skill again.

• Q4: How do I get more maids? I only have 1-2.
  

A: You need to get your club out of debt first. Also, there is no upper limit on maids, but there is an upper limit on six working maids.

• Q5: How do I unlock new rooms?
  

A: Increase your Club Grade from cleaning, decorating and eval and other Rooms require expansion installation. This is possible while still in debt.

• Q6: After having sex with my maid, I got a notification. Something to do with being close? What does this mean?
  

A: It means you've advanced your Relationship with your maid.

• Q7: How do I earn CR for pay off the 10m Debt?
  

A: You can earn a small amount 50k~100k CR of money by Dispatch maids during the daytime, but the most amount of money comes from Entertainment on nighttime. Entertainment can earn 200k~1m CR per night per maid depending on club grade. Both Free Maids and Personal Maids are able to entertainment.

• Q8: It is said that I got 'Ring' from the Lovers Trophy but I can't seem to find it.. where can I find it?
  

A: It's only unlocked by the time you got the lovers trophy. You still need to buy it from the shop for 10.000.000CR to equip the ring in the arms category.

• Q9: All of sudden, There is no 'Talk to her' option.. What am I doing wrong?
  

A: You didn't put either top or bottom clothes for her, which makes her feels too embarrassed to talk to you. Try to put some clothes instead you ecchi-goshujinsama.

• Q10: I can't seem to make the rental maid to do her VIP event?
  

A: You need to supervise her daily activities to earn her trust until you trigger all the 3 specific events which occurs per-day, the last one will pop-up a dialogue that tells you the VIP event is unlocked. The VIP event only occurs once and is not replayable since she's a rental maid. Explained in NPC Maid VIP

• Q11: My game system don't have free mode, marriage, honeymoon, maid battle, empire league, vacation and karaoke, how can I unlock there systems?
  

A: You can unlock there game systems from installing append pack below.

1. Plus Pack will unlock free mode and maid battle system.
2. Plus Pack ACT.2 will unlock marriage and empire league system.
3. Plus Pack ACT.3 will unlock honeymoon system.
4. Vacation Pack VR will unlock vacation system.
5. Karaoke Pack VR will unlock karaoke system.

Text Hooking - Visual Novel Reader

• Q1: Why can't I get VNR to work with the game?
  

A: VNR doesn't work with the x64 version of the game, use the x86 version instead.

• Q2: I managed to sync VNR to CM3D2 but I can't make it translate. The TL box won't come out. What's wrong?
  

A: Either enable the VNR built in hooker or rollback; overwrite your current VNR folder.

More information can be found in Custommaid Discord or CustomMaid3D2 Community or CM3D2 Reddit.

Installing the Game

1. Set Windows system locale to Japanese or use NTLEA x64 or Locale Emulator
   Note1: HF pAppLoc doesn't work with Windows 10 or x64 version.
   Note2: If you are a new player, please read more info at Q1.
2. When you extract the files you will get .iso files.
   1. カスタムメイド3D 2 Disk 1 (iso+mds+rr3).rar ➡ cm3d2_1.iso
   2. カスタムメイド3D 2 Disk 2 (iso+mds+rr3).rar ➡ cm3d2_2.iso
3. Mount cm3d2_1.iso with Daemontools Lite if you use Windows 10 you can directly mount the files by right-clicking the .iso and choose mount
   Note: If you have trouble using other mounting software, Daemontools Lite has been confirmed to work.
4. If the installer does not autorun, go to My Computer or This PC and open the mounted dvd and then run Installer.exe if your computer locale is already set to japanese. If not then right-click Installer.exe and select Run with Japanese locale as an administrator (you need NTLEA x64 or Locale Emulator for the right-click options).
5. Select the installation folder (default is C:KISS).
   Caution: Do not use double-byte characters or symbols on the folder name
   (example: ✓ C:KISSCM3D2 ✕ C:キスCM3D2).
6. Click the インストール button to start the COM3D2 setup. After that wait until the setup asks for disk 2.
7. Unmount cm3d2_1.iso and mount cm3d2_2.iso and then click Retry.
8. Wait for the setup to finish and close the installer.

Updating Patch

1. Set the window system locate to japanese or NTLEA x64 or Locale Emulator
   Note1: HF pAppLoc doesn't work with Windows 10 or x64 version.
   Note2: If you are new player, please read more info at Q1.
2. Download the update version based on your game version (x86 or x64).
   The lastest version update: http://kisskiss.tv/cm3d2/update.php
   Older version update can be found here
3. First download the updater ver.1.00～1.12 (cm3d2_up_for_1_00-1_12).
4. Extract the .zip file and execute the update.exe located inside the extracted folder. (It will auto-detect your installation directory) you can simply execute the update.exe if your computer locale already in japanese, otherwise, right-click update.exe and select Run with Japanese locale as an administrator (you need NTLEA x64 or Locale Emulator for the right-click options).
5. Choose 適用 -> 開始, and wait for the patch to be extracted and installed.
6. Next download the latest updater (example: cm3d2_up154.1_x86_sub or cm3d2_up154.1_x64_sub or higher) and repeat step 4 and 5 after downloading the latest updater.
7. After update complete, next time you can update the latest patch into your game without update ver.1.00～1.12 again.

Additional screenshots for Step 5 as below:

1st Note: If the patch didn't detect your installation directory and/or somehow the update.exe bugged, you can overwrite the GameData folder, and you will also need to update the update.lst file, which is advanced for veteran users.
2nd Note: The update.exe will not install an already installed patches/DLCs as seen in additional screenshots for Step 5 where the START option is greyed out, it follows the update.lst file, in case you are wondering it is located on your CM3D2 Root directory. (example: C:KISSCM3D2)

Installing Sybaris

Sybaris FAQ

• Q1: What is Sybaris?
  

A: Sybaris is loader that runs plugins other than the official plugins have been installed in the base game.

• Q2: What is the difference between Sybaris and Reipatcher?
  

A: Both loader have no difference in usability. The only difference is the methods of operation.

• Q3: Why use Sybaris?
  

A: Sybaris have the advantage better than Reipatcher is:

1. Does not affect the base game, you can go back to vanilla anytime.
   
2. Updating the game causes less problems.

• Q4: Sybaris have a disadvantage?
  

A: Sybaris has the following disadvantages:

1. Many plugins for Sybaris are only available in japanese language.
   
2. Some Reipatcher plugins are incompatible with Sybaris, such as Unified Translation Loader.

• Q5: Sybaris need to install Reipatcher?
  

A: No

• Q6: How many sybaris plugins are supported?

A: You can check here or motimoti3d

• Q7: How to cleanup reipatcher?

A: you can do the following:

1. Delete Reipatcher, UnityInjector and ModEditor folder in game folder. (example: C:KISSCM3D2)
2. Go to folder CM3D2x64_Data or CM3D2x86_DataManaged and delete CM3D2.ExernalSaveData.Managed.dll, CM3D2.MaidVoicePitch.Managed.dll, CM3D2.Translation.dll, UnityInjector.dll and ExIni.dll.
3. Restore Assembly-CSharp.dll file in CM3D2x64_Data or CM3D2x86_Data/Managed from the latest game patch and copypaste and rewrite them. (example: cm3d2_up152 or higher)
4. Download Noctsoul Sybaris Pack, There's a useful readme.txt file and follow its instructions correctly.
5. Delete the shortcut from HF Patch, After all that you're done.

Sybaris

For an easy installation you can download: Noctsoul Sybaris Pack for CM3D2
This Package contains:

• Sybaris
• Plugins
• Translations
• Uncensor

1. Download Noctsoul Sybaris Pack and extract the zip.
2. Copy opengl32.dll and Sybaris folder and place them into the game folder.

1. Sybarisopengl32.dll ➡ C:KISSCM3D2
2. SybarisSybaris ➡ C:KISSCM3D2

Please use opengl32.dll according to version game you play.

1. Sybarisopengl32.dll for the 64bit version (x64).
2. Sybarisx86opengl32.dll for the 32bit version (x86).

3. If you install correctly when running the game in the sybaris screen, there must be no red error text will display. You are ready to play the game.

Note: SybarisArcEditor is optional if you need to install, copy and then put in game folder. This program will allow you to view and edit .arc files.

Installing Mod

Installation the mod, you can follow the steps below.
For Vanilla
1. Go to game folder create a new folder 'Mod' (example: C:KISSCM3D2Mod)
2. Put the mod files into CM3D2Mod folder.

For Sybaris
1. Go to CM3D2SybarisGameData in sybaris folder.
2. Put the mod files into CM3D2SybarisGameData folder.

1st Note: Some mod must be placed in sybaris folder, please check the readme before installing.
2nd Note: For .mod file should be placed without the folder.
3rd Note: If you see an error while using mod, please check the mod requirements from readme and update.