Cause: The game cannot locate the voice pack for Charlie’s monologue.
Fix: Go to Settings > Audio > Set "Voice Language" to None. If you want the voice pack, locate the optional voices.rpa file and place it in the game folder.
Launch the game. On the main menu, a new option should appear: “Charlie’s Dream” (usually colored red instead of the default blue). If you see this, the install worked.
Troubleshooting: If Charlie’s sprite is a black silhouette, you forgot to run the patch executable. If the game crashes on launch, delete persistent data from the RenPy launcher.
Do not run the installer from the zip folder. Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to extract the contents to C:\Games\StraponDreamer\ (Avoid Program Files to prevent permission errors).
Do not simply drag and drop. Extract Charlie_Dream_Install.zip to a temporary folder. You should see three key components: