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Accel World vs. Sword Art Online

Accel World vs. Sword Art Online is a crossover between two of creator Reki Kawahara's works, presented in an action role-playing game similar to those in the Sword Art Online series.

Sub-Pages#

Debug Viewer and Mode#

This needs some investigation.
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Specifically: Get debug mode enabled

The launcher for the game checks if the file Dbgview.exe is present and starts it before launching the game if found. The unused object code files also indicate a debug mode with several features is present.

Unused Video#

data0.apk\021.dds - data0.apk\084.dds

The login animation for SAO, split across individual frames. See below for the complete animation:

Unused Code#

Unused Object Code#

obj.zip contains unused object code generated from the compiler, including PlayStation Vita/4 specific files even in the PC version.

Unused Command Line Arguments#

By using command line arguments, it is possible to directly join a multiplayer session.

Unused Text#

Log files#

obj.zip contains logs from the compiler used to build the game.

Development Codename#

Unused text in the executable and log files show the game was compiled out of a folder called jenkins, possibly a reference to another famous MMO player. This name is also used in the PC version of Re: SAO HF, suggesting it may be a codename for the series in general.

References#


  1. https://store.steampowered.com/app/607880/Accel_World_VS_Sword_Art_Online_Deluxe_Edition/↩︎
  2. https://www.bandainamcoent.com/games/ac-vs-sao↩︎