* Note that sign-ups are currently closed for ShinRa. We will make this
page available in case it opens again.
The ShinRa section of the official site [also referred to as the ShinRa Intranet]
is a membership only section where you can download wallpapers and a screensaver.
There is no cost in joining, it is free. As the site is in Japanese, this guide
is designed to help you register and access the site.
Accessing the Site
The site can be accessed through the
official site
or through the following URL:
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dvd/ff7ac/shinra
This will take you to a splash page with a ShinRa Logo on it, just click the logo
to enter.
The page is then divided into two sections, the first is some information about
the site,
The second section is for joining and logging in. As already mentioned, you will
need to join and become an "employee" before you can log into the site, so we will
cover this part first.
Joining ShinRa
To join, click the first button on the bottom of the page. It is the one that
looks like this:
This will take you to a "terms and conditions" page, which is basically talking
about Square-Enix's copyright, privacy policy and the like. For this reason, we
do not have any downloads from the ShinRa site available on Advent Children.net.
You must get them from the official site instead.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the first button to agree to the
terms. The second button is a cancel [or "do not agree"] button, so you will just
be taken back to the main page again if you click that.
You will now be presented with a page in Japanese with a series of fields you have
to fill out. For reference,
view this image to see which fields are which in English. Then just fill
out all of your information, being sure to include a valid email address. Once finished,
click the button at the bottom and you will be taken to a confirmation screen.
Note: if you try to register with an email address that is already registered,
or if you choose an employee name that contains a FFVII character name, you may
receive an error screen. If this is the case, just click back on your browser and
fix your details.
After checking over your details, you can click the first button to make any alterations
[this takes you back to the previous screen] and the second button to finalize.
Confirmation Email
If all goes well, you should receive an email from Square-Enix Japan which contains
your username and password that you will need to log into the site and download
the official goodies. The email contains information in the following format:
【ID番号】
ID Number (your e-mail address, used to log in)
【パスワード】
Password (used to log in)
【社員番号】
Employee number
【社員名】
Employee name
If you don't receive one, it may mean you entered your email incorrectly. However,
there have been cases where you just don't receive a confirmation email, even though
the registration did work. For example, we cannot register adventchildren.net email
addresses for some reason. We have no idea why this happens, so if this happens
to you, just try to re-register with a hotmail address or similar, that should work.
Logging In
You should now head back to the ShinRa Site again, and this time click the second
button at the bottom of the main page. It's the one that looks like this:
It will take you to a login screen with two fields. The first is your ID, the second
is your password. Your ID is the email address you signed up with. The password
is comprised of a series of numbers and letters, and is listed underneath 【パスワード
】 on the email you received. Click the button on the page to log in and you are
now in the employee area of the site!
Navigation
The employee section of the site is divided into three sections, each indicated
by an icon as follows:
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Employees: This is where you can search for employees
by their number, it doesn't do too much at the moment other than give
you a list of names and join dates. |
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Staff: This section contains message from Square-Enix
staff, mainly Nomura. Translations for these entries can be found
here. |
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Downloads: This is where all the goodies are such
as wallpapers and screensavers. Most people will be interested in this
area. |
Downloading Files
Using this section is very straight forward, just like downloading files on any
website.
You will see a thumbnail of the wallpaper on the left, and on the right links to
the desired resolution. The last download is for a screensaver, so instead there
are links for the required operating system on the right.
When you click on a link, you will be prompted for another username and password
[yep, security is sure tight at ShinRa!]. The username and password are listed at
the top of the page in yellow. We're not sure if these will change, so we won't
type them here, just find them on the page. If you have Windows 2000 or Windows
XP, you can tick the box to "remember password" so you don't have to type it in
on future visits to the site.
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