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: Note that this page is a guide to the OFFICIAL PC version of Magia Record. See [[Installation]] if you want to play Magia Record on your own emulator.
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The [https://magireco.com/dmg_pc/ DMM GAMES PC Version] of Magia Record was released on DMM GAMES on April 8, 2019. This article will guide you through the procedure for logging into the game's PC version.
 
The [https://magireco.com/dmg_pc/ DMM GAMES PC Version] of Magia Record was released on DMM GAMES on April 8, 2019. This article will guide you through the procedure for logging into the game's PC version.
   
The PC version of Magia Record is essentially an Android emulator version, thus it is pretty much the same to Android version. But for the same reason, issues that occur on Android version also occur on the PC version, '''including [[country code]] mismatches'''.
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The PC version of Magia Record is essentially an Android emulator version, thus it is pretty much the same as the Android version. But for the same reason, issues that occur on Android version also occur on the PC version, '''including [https://magireco.fandom.com/wiki/Account_Transfer#Country_Code_Mismatches country code] mismatching'''.
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Comparing to regular Android platform (with an ordinary Android emulator), DMM platform has a (minor) advantage: The DMM account is used to log into the game, so that if you wish to switch device (between the PC and the phone/tablet), you do not have to retype your transfer ID and password over and over again.
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'''As an independent platform, Paid Magia Stones are separated - that's saying, in DMM platform you won't see your paid stones bought from iOS/Android, and vice-versa.'''
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== Warning About Impossibility of Account Unbinding ==
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Once your Magia Record account is bound to a DMM account, there's '''no way''' to unbind it. Contacting official game support won't work either.
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Attempt to rebind Magia Record account to a different DMM account will simply fail with the error message "既に引き継ぎ・連携済みのため中止しました" ("cancelled because it has already been transferred/linked").
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You may bind more than one Magia Record account to one DMM account - the last bound Magia Record account would be the one which the DMM account automatically logs into. You may "switch" among those bound Magia Record accounts (by redoing transfer) - however any of those bound Magia Record accounts still cannot be unbound with the DMM account.
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If you delete your DMM account, all Magia Record accounts bound to it simply loses their usability in the DMM platform permanently. Those account will still be usable in other platforms (including iOS and regular Android) however.
   
 
== Preparation ==
 
== Preparation ==
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== How to create a DMM GAMES account? ==
 
== How to create a DMM GAMES account? ==
   
To play Magia Record PC version, you need a DMM account. Because its registration is restricted to Japanese IP addresses, please enable your Japanese proxy (VPN) and keep it enabled during the following steps.
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To play Magia Record PC version, you need a DMM account. Because its services are restricted to Japanese IP addresses, please enable your Japanese proxy (VPN) and keep it enabled during the following steps.
   
 
In the case of Google Chrome, after creating a DMM account (or logging in using a third-party account like Google), go to "Settings" of Chrome, find "Language" (hidden in "Advanced"; click to expand), add Japanese and move it to the top of the list
 
In the case of Google Chrome, after creating a DMM account (or logging in using a third-party account like Google), go to "Settings" of Chrome, find "Language" (hidden in "Advanced"; click to expand), add Japanese and move it to the top of the list
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: This step makes the browser informs the website that the user prefers webpages displayed in Japanese. Thus, '''the language in which the browser is displayed usually has nothing to do with this setting and does not need to be changed'''. If you fail to find any similar item in your browser's settings, please consider using Chrome for this time.
 
: This step makes the browser informs the website that the user prefers webpages displayed in Japanese. Thus, '''the language in which the browser is displayed usually has nothing to do with this setting and does not need to be changed'''. If you fail to find any similar item in your browser's settings, please consider using Chrome for this time.
   
After finishing setting the languages, click "[http://personal.games.dmm.com/my-games/ Myゲーム]" (My Games) and fill in the blanks. Confirm that you fill them correctly and then submit.
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'''IMPORTANT''': After finishing setting the languages, click "[http://personal.games.dmm.com/my-games/ Myゲーム]" (My Games) and fill in the blanks. Confirm that you fill them correctly and then submit.
   
 
: Note: Changing the preferred language is necessary because there is a bug in DMM's submission of the form. The forms can be submitted to the server only when the webpage is displayed in certain languages, or it will repeatedly inform you that the connection is "busy" now. If you fail to submit the form using the Japanese version of the page, try using Chinese (Traditional), but not Chinese (Simplified) or other Chinese variants, clearing cached files. Then try the procedure above again.
 
: Note: Changing the preferred language is necessary because there is a bug in DMM's submission of the form. The forms can be submitted to the server only when the webpage is displayed in certain languages, or it will repeatedly inform you that the connection is "busy" now. If you fail to submit the form using the Japanese version of the page, try using Chinese (Traditional), but not Chinese (Simplified) or other Chinese variants, clearing cached files. Then try the procedure above again.
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== How to start the game? ==
 
== How to start the game? ==
   
Note that you still need a Japanese IP address every time you open the game regardless of how you started the game play and what your account's country code is. But you can switch to another connection after the game is loaded.
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Note that you still need a Japanese IP address every time you open DMM Game Player and the game regardless of how you started the game play and what your account's country code is. But you can switch to another connection after the game is loaded.
   
 
=== I want to link the account on my phone ===
 
=== I want to link the account on my phone ===
   
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''Note: the instructions below assume that DMM's servers ban non-Japanese IPs all the time. Recent observations showed that DMM's servers are not putting such strict restriction everywhere, however we still keeps the instructions below in case that DMM starts to enforce it everywhere.''
* '''Please read this step carefully. DO NOT continue until you fully understand it!''' Your local country code will be generated on this step and it won't be possible for you to change it later.
 
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** If your country code is JP: Keep your Japanese proxy on (Or stay in Japan) and load the game until it displays the top page, where you can link your account on your phone;
 
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* '''Please read this step carefully. DO NOT continue until you fully understand it!''' The country code of your DMM account will be determined by the Magia Record server on this step, and it will be cumbersome to reset it later. Also, it's [[DMM_GAMES_PC_Version#Warning About Impossibility of Account Unbinding|impossible to unbind your Magia Record account from a DMM account]].
** If your country code is not JP: After downloading the game app, keep the Japanese proxy on, click "ゲームを起動" to start the game; meanwhile, please make sure that you can view the screen of the emulator as well as disconnect to the internet at any time (physically, or hover your cursor on the "Disconnect" button). As soon as it displays "Aniplex" logo, '''disconnect to the internet immediately'''. Then, the emulator will pop up an error message on the Kyubey-running screen. Ignore the error, reconnect to the internet, and then enable the proxy corresponding to your account's country code (connect without a proxy if you are in the country/region corresponding with your country code). When the connection is stable, '''check your current IP address on any IP checking website and make sure that your current country/region is the correct one'''. Then, switch back to the emulator and click "はい" to retry until the game loads its top page, where you can link your account on your phone.
 
 
** If your Magia Record account's country code is JP: Keep your Japanese proxy on (Or stay in Japan) and load the game until it displays the top page, where you can link your account on your phone;
 
** If your Magia Record account's country code is not JP: After downloading the game app, keep the Japanese proxy on, click "ゲームを起動" to start the game; meanwhile, please make sure that you can view the screen of the emulator as well as disconnect to the internet at any time (physically, or hover your cursor on the "Disconnect" button). As soon as it displays "Aniplex" logo, '''disconnect to the internet immediately'''. Then, the emulator will pop up an error message on the Kyubey-running screen. Ignore the error, reconnect to the internet, and then enable the proxy corresponding to your account's country code (connect without a proxy if you are in the country/region corresponding with your country code). When the connection is stable, '''check your current IP address on any IP checking website and make sure that your current country/region is the correct one'''. Then, switch back to the emulator and click "はい" to retry until the game loads its top page, where you can link your account on your phone.
 
**: If black screen occurs, it means your current IP address is blocked by the game server. Try switching to another proxy or connection in the same country/region.
 
**: If black screen occurs, it means your current IP address is blocked by the game server. Try switching to another proxy or connection in the same country/region.
 
* When the top page of the game is loaded, click "引き継ぎ・連携" (Transfer/Link) at the left-bottom. Enter your transfer code (NOT your player ID) and password. Click "OK" to finish the linkage.
 
* When the top page of the game is loaded, click "引き継ぎ・連携" (Transfer/Link) at the left-bottom. Enter your transfer code (NOT your player ID) and password. Click "OK" to finish the linkage.
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Start the game directly and click at blank space in the top page when the top page is loaded. This will generate a new account with JP country code.
 
Start the game directly and click at blank space in the top page when the top page is loaded. This will generate a new account with JP country code.
   
== I am already informed "Country code mismatches" ==
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== I encountered the Country Code Mismatch issue ==
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The Japanese error message "国コードが一致しません" means "Country code mismatch".
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Usually, the country code issue comes from the fact that Magia Record silently and automatically creates an invisible "empty account", so that your DMM account ties to that invisible Magia Record account which has undesired country code, which finally makes the server rejects your account transferring ''("binding" or "linking" in other words)'' request.
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You may simply open a new DMM account to walk around the country code issue - however as mentioned above, your Magia Record account will then be irrevesibly bound to that new DMM account.
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If you wish to keep using an existing DMM account, it's somewhat cumbersome, but still possible to reset the country code of a DMM account. Please refer to [[Account_Transfer#Reset_Country_Code_-_Through_Account_Deletion]].
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It's strongly discouraged to delete your DMM account ''(although this page had once adviced doing so)'' unless you are definitely sure your DMM account is brand-new and no Magia Record account has ever been successfully bound to it. Just as [[DMM_GAMES_PC_Version#Warning_About_Impossibility_of_Account_Unbinding|described above]], once you delete your DMM account, all Magia Record accounts bound to that DMM account permanently lose their usability in DMM platform.
   
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''Uninstallation will not work, as the country code is not stored locally at all.''
If you already received the "国コードが一致しません" (Country code mismatches) message on the PC version, it's too late to switch to the right proxy because the local country code has been generated and uploaded to DMM GAMES and it's impossible to change it. Do not uninstall DMMGamePlayer or its BlueStacks emulator for they do no store your country code or other account data.<!--(Not sure if this step is necessary)
 
   
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== ユーザーデータの取得に失敗しました (failed to fetch user data) ==
To clear app data of Magia Record, please hover on Magia Record app in DMMGamePlayer and click "詳細" (More), then click "アンインストール" (uninstall) at the right-bottom to uninstall the game app.-->
 
   
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This could happen in case:
Since your Magia Record game data is stored on DMM GAMES server and removing Magia Record from your game list won't delete its data completely, now you have two options:
 
   
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* You forgot to [https://personal.games.dmm.com/profile/regist fill in the blanks to create a user profile] when creating your DMM account.
* If your DMM account was newly created and contains nothing but Magia Record game data, you can delete the whole DMM account here: open "[http://www.dmm.com/my/-/top/ DMMアカウント情報]" (DMM Account Information), click "退会する" (Resign) and follow its instruction. Then create another DMM account (Suitable for users who newly logged in with third-party accounts like Google and would like to log in using the same account again);
 
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* Your DMM login session is invalid. Try re-login.
* You can also create a new account without deleting the current one (Suitable for users who have used other services on DMM).
 
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* You have network connectivity issue.
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* DMM's servers banned your IP address.
   
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== See Also ==
After creating a new account, repeat the procedure above and pay attention to the bold texts.
 
   
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* [[Porting_DMM_Version_To_Other_Environments]] which doesn't require DMM Game Player.
If the country code issue still reoccurs, please consider if you remember your country code incorrectly, or the real country/region of the proxy doesn't match the one it claims.
 
   
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Latest revision as of 01:38, 4 February 2024

Note that this page is a guide to the OFFICIAL PC version of Magia Record. See Installation if you want to play Magia Record on your own emulator.

The DMM GAMES PC Version of Magia Record was released on DMM GAMES on April 8, 2019. This article will guide you through the procedure for logging into the game's PC version.

The PC version of Magia Record is essentially an Android emulator version, thus it is pretty much the same as the Android version. But for the same reason, issues that occur on Android version also occur on the PC version, including country code mismatching.

Comparing to regular Android platform (with an ordinary Android emulator), DMM platform has a (minor) advantage: The DMM account is used to log into the game, so that if you wish to switch device (between the PC and the phone/tablet), you do not have to retype your transfer ID and password over and over again.

As an independent platform, Paid Magia Stones are separated - that's saying, in DMM platform you won't see your paid stones bought from iOS/Android, and vice-versa.

Warning About Impossibility of Account Unbinding

Once your Magia Record account is bound to a DMM account, there's no way to unbind it. Contacting official game support won't work either.

Attempt to rebind Magia Record account to a different DMM account will simply fail with the error message "既に引き継ぎ・連携済みのため中止しました" ("cancelled because it has already been transferred/linked").

You may bind more than one Magia Record account to one DMM account - the last bound Magia Record account would be the one which the DMM account automatically logs into. You may "switch" among those bound Magia Record accounts (by redoing transfer) - however any of those bound Magia Record accounts still cannot be unbound with the DMM account.

If you delete your DMM account, all Magia Record accounts bound to it simply loses their usability in the DMM platform permanently. Those account will still be usable in other platforms (including iOS and regular Android) however.

Preparation

Do you know your account's country code?
To link your current account on your phone to the PC version, you should know its country code in the first place. If you don't know what a country code is, please read Account Transfer. If you don't know your account's country code, you can use the country code lookup service provided by Magia Record Chinese Wiki (English translation available).
Are you in Japan? / Can you build a Japanese proxy?
If you are not in Japan, you will need to build a Japanese proxy on the network layer (most commonly, a VPN) to continue the following steps due to some restriction on DMM.
You can find free VPN servers on VPN Gate and follow its instruction to build a Japanese VPN.

How to create a DMM GAMES account?

To play Magia Record PC version, you need a DMM account. Because its services are restricted to Japanese IP addresses, please enable your Japanese proxy (VPN) and keep it enabled during the following steps.

In the case of Google Chrome, after creating a DMM account (or logging in using a third-party account like Google), go to "Settings" of Chrome, find "Language" (hidden in "Advanced"; click to expand), add Japanese and move it to the top of the list

This step makes the browser informs the website that the user prefers webpages displayed in Japanese. Thus, the language in which the browser is displayed usually has nothing to do with this setting and does not need to be changed. If you fail to find any similar item in your browser's settings, please consider using Chrome for this time.

IMPORTANT: After finishing setting the languages, click "Myゲーム" (My Games) and fill in the blanks. Confirm that you fill them correctly and then submit.

Note: Changing the preferred language is necessary because there is a bug in DMM's submission of the form. The forms can be submitted to the server only when the webpage is displayed in certain languages, or it will repeatedly inform you that the connection is "busy" now. If you fail to submit the form using the Japanese version of the page, try using Chinese (Traditional), but not Chinese (Simplified) or other Chinese variants, clearing cached files. Then try the procedure above again.

How to download the game?

  • Firstly, download DMMGamePlayer Client and install it. Enable your Japanese proxy (skip if you are in Japan), open the Player client and log in the account you created just now.
  • Open Magia Record PC version official website. Click "今すぐゲームスタート" (Start the game now) and select "今すぐプレイ!" (Play now!) (Notice: Do not download the installation package here. It might repeatedly ask you to update.). You can also find and click into "マギアレコード" on the homepage of DMMGamePlayer, then click "プレイ" on the right-top.
  • Select to accept the ToS and click "次へ" (Next).
  • Now Magia Record should be displayed in "Myゲーム" (My Games) on the left side of DMM Game Player. Hover the cursor on the game icon and click "ダウンロード" (Download). It will then pop up a message box.
  • This step is to download BlueStacks emulator (DMM GAMES version) and bypass the restriction towards foreign IP addresses. It will be very big, so you should now decide how to download it (Players in Japan can ignore this step and click "ダウンロード" to download directly):
    • If your Japanese proxy accelerates your network connection, click "ダウンロード" to start downloading;
    • If your Japanese proxy slows down your network connection, please turn off your proxy, then click "ダウンロード" to start downloading after the proxy is completely deactivated.
  • After downloading the emulator, keep the Japanese proxy on and download the game app. Before starting downloading, uncheck "ダウンロード完了後、ゲームを起動する" (Start the game when downloading is complete) (This will prevent the game from starting right after the installation and generating a JP account before you can switch to the right VPN that matches your country code) and repeat the decision above.

How to start the game?

Note that you still need a Japanese IP address every time you open DMM Game Player and the game regardless of how you started the game play and what your account's country code is. But you can switch to another connection after the game is loaded.

I want to link the account on my phone

Note: the instructions below assume that DMM's servers ban non-Japanese IPs all the time. Recent observations showed that DMM's servers are not putting such strict restriction everywhere, however we still keeps the instructions below in case that DMM starts to enforce it everywhere.

  • Please read this step carefully. DO NOT continue until you fully understand it! The country code of your DMM account will be determined by the Magia Record server on this step, and it will be cumbersome to reset it later. Also, it's impossible to unbind your Magia Record account from a DMM account.
    • If your Magia Record account's country code is JP: Keep your Japanese proxy on (Or stay in Japan) and load the game until it displays the top page, where you can link your account on your phone;
    • If your Magia Record account's country code is not JP: After downloading the game app, keep the Japanese proxy on, click "ゲームを起動" to start the game; meanwhile, please make sure that you can view the screen of the emulator as well as disconnect to the internet at any time (physically, or hover your cursor on the "Disconnect" button). As soon as it displays "Aniplex" logo, disconnect to the internet immediately. Then, the emulator will pop up an error message on the Kyubey-running screen. Ignore the error, reconnect to the internet, and then enable the proxy corresponding to your account's country code (connect without a proxy if you are in the country/region corresponding with your country code). When the connection is stable, check your current IP address on any IP checking website and make sure that your current country/region is the correct one. Then, switch back to the emulator and click "はい" to retry until the game loads its top page, where you can link your account on your phone.
      If black screen occurs, it means your current IP address is blocked by the game server. Try switching to another proxy or connection in the same country/region.
  • When the top page of the game is loaded, click "引き継ぎ・連携" (Transfer/Link) at the left-bottom. Enter your transfer code (NOT your player ID) and password. Click "OK" to finish the linkage.
  • The game is ready to download game data now. Make sure that your internet connection is stable. You can disable your proxy if it's slower than normal connection, but make sure that your IP address is not blocked by the game server (Check by connecting to the same network using your phone), or the game may download bad files and crashes when entering certain screens.

I want to start a new game account

Start the game directly and click at blank space in the top page when the top page is loaded. This will generate a new account with JP country code.

I encountered the Country Code Mismatch issue

The Japanese error message "国コードが一致しません" means "Country code mismatch".

Usually, the country code issue comes from the fact that Magia Record silently and automatically creates an invisible "empty account", so that your DMM account ties to that invisible Magia Record account which has undesired country code, which finally makes the server rejects your account transferring ("binding" or "linking" in other words) request.

You may simply open a new DMM account to walk around the country code issue - however as mentioned above, your Magia Record account will then be irrevesibly bound to that new DMM account.

If you wish to keep using an existing DMM account, it's somewhat cumbersome, but still possible to reset the country code of a DMM account. Please refer to Account_Transfer#Reset_Country_Code_-_Through_Account_Deletion.

It's strongly discouraged to delete your DMM account (although this page had once adviced doing so) unless you are definitely sure your DMM account is brand-new and no Magia Record account has ever been successfully bound to it. Just as described above, once you delete your DMM account, all Magia Record accounts bound to that DMM account permanently lose their usability in DMM platform.

Uninstallation will not work, as the country code is not stored locally at all.

ユーザーデータの取得に失敗しました (failed to fetch user data)

This could happen in case:

See Also

External links