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Document how to play movies with 1.0.0 patch #4

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In both cases, the decensor patch (i.e., `patch_decensor.xp3`) is corrupt and
should be manually redownloaded.

#### About movies

FSN has 3 routes played in that order: Fate, Unlimited Blade Works and Heavens
Feel. When a route has been completed the next one opens. The title screen
changes depending on the unlocked route. Although this is a visual novel, there
are several movies that can be played during the game or from the `Extra/Movie`
menu. The following list may not be complete:

| Movie | How to view |
| --- | --- |
| Fate opening (PS2) | complete prologue on first playthrough<br>available in Extra/movie menu from that point |
| Fate opening (PC) | available in Extra/Movie menu after completing prologue on first playthrough |
| Fate opening (PS Vita) | played at the end of day 3 on Fate route |
| UBW opening (PS2) | complete prologue when title screen shows Unlimited Blade Works<br>available in Extra/movie menu from that point |
| UBW opening (PC) | available in Extra/Movie menu after completing prologue when title screen shows UBW |
| UBW opening (PS Vita) | played at the end of day 3 on UBW route |
| HF opening (PS2) | complete prologue when title screen shows Heaven's Feel<br>available in Extra/Movie menu from that point |
| HF opening (PS Vita) | played at the end of day 3 on HF route |

Most of them can be found on streaming platforms very easily and not being able
to play them should not hinder game experience at all. To play them, it is
necessary to use the latest patches from Beast Lair (1.0.0 at the current
time). The following advices may also be of help.

Necessary settings to play movies are:

- Patch > Vita additions: all checked
- Patch > Movies: check `force movie playback using mpv`, uncheck `skip movies in-game`

Recommended settings to minimize occurences of graphical glitches are:

- Display > Window
- Display > Aspect ratio: standard

Since another program (mpv) is used to play movies, the following
recommendations may also be of use:

Playing with fullscreen may lead to graphical glitches in game once video
stops. Or not, your mileage may vary. Pressing `ALT TAB` may be necessary to
bring mpv player on foreground whether in windowed or fullscreen mode.

Using `CTRL` to fast forward to start of movie may lead to in game sounds to
keep playing while the movie is playing. It is best to use `CTRL` with care and
proceed slowly till movie starts.

Lastly, when browsing movies in the `Extra/Movie` menu, one may encounter an
error dialog box showing `cannot convert the variable type ((void) to Object)`.
It happens when using mouse to browse to the right (either clicking on the
scroll bar or using the mouse wheel). Using the left/right arrows of the
keyboard allows to select unseen thumbnails without crashing the game.

## Authors

Authoritative credit for the Ultimate Edition and bundled patches goes entirely
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